1976 Sandro Botticelli Dante Divine Comedy Kenneth Clark Art Book Folio

by Kenneth Clark

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1976 first U.S. edition of "The Drawings by Sandro Botticelli for Dante's Divine Comedy" by Kenneth Clark, published by Harper & Row. This large-format art reference volume reproduces Botticelli's celebrated Renaissance illustrations created for Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. The surviving works reproduced in this edition originate from the Berlin Museums and Vatican collections and represent one of the artist's most ambitious projects. Contents include: • Prefatory Note • Introduction by Kenneth Clark • Inferno • Purgatorio • Paradiso Features numerous full-page plates and detailed reproductions ranging from Botticelli's haunting depictions of Inferno to the ethereal imagery of Paradiso. An excellent reference work for collectors of Renaissance art, Dante literature, art history, illustration, and oversized coffee table books. Vintage large folio format.

• Publisher: Harper & Row
• Year: 1976
• ISBN: 0060107774
• Condition: Very Good

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