Two Scenes from "Paradiso" (Dante's Divine Comedy)

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Two Scenes from "Paradiso" (Dante's Divine Comedy)

1825 (printed after 1841)

Eugen Eduard Schäffer (German, 1802–1871) After a cartoon made in 1818 by Peter von Cornelius (German, 1783–1867) Engraved under the supervision of Peter von Cornelius (German, 1783–1867) Published by Franz Nöldeke, Karlsruhe

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Object Details

Titles:

Two Scenes from "Paradiso" (Dante's Divine Comedy)
A Segment of a fresco in the Villa Massimo in Rome

Date:

1825 (printed after 1841)

Artists:

Medium:

Etching and engraving

Dimensions:

Plate: 11 1/8 x 17 7/8 inches (28.3 x 45.4 cm) Sheet: 16 5/16 x 22 1/16 inches (41.5 x 56.1 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the John S. Phillips bequest of 1876 to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-19464

Geography:

Made in Düsseldorf, Germany, Europe

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