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Fine art by Dali original color woodcut print by the Spanish Surrealist artist
Salvador Dalí, titled "Paradise, Canto 26: Dante Regains His Sight" (also known as "Dante Recovers His Sight"). Some sources also refer to it as "The Apotheosis of the Virgin Mary".
About the Artwork
The print is part of a monumental series of illustrations Dalí created for Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy.
Commission: In the early 1950s, the Italian government commissioned Dalí to celebrate the 700th birthday of Dante.
Technique: The entire project required over 3,500 hand-carved wood blocks to reproduce Dalí's original watercolors.
Publication: This specific series was published between 1960 and 1964, notably by Les Heures Claires in Paris.
Materials: These woodcuts were typically printed on BFK Rives paper.
Subject: This specific plate, from the Paradiso (Paradise) section, depicts a scene where Dante, filled with divine light, recovers his vision. |
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