S. Dali, La Trasmodante Bellezza di Beatrice, 1964

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Salvador dali (1904-1989)

la trasmodante bellezza di beatrice
(the transmogrifying beauty of beatrice)

plate 29 from "la divina commedia" (the … Read more Salvador dali (1904-1989)

la trasmodante bellezza di beatrice
(the transmogrifying beauty of beatrice)

plate 29 from "la divina commedia" (the divine comedy), referring to paradise, chant 30

from the special italian edition of only 80 (out of a total edition of 2900) - see the image of the plaque attached to the portfolio

original colour woodcut on rives paper
executed in paris for the italian publisher, under the direction of master printer raymond jacquet for the italian edition

year: 1964
33 x 26 cm
on the back: "paradiso tav. 29" (paradise, plate 29)

catalogue raisonné:
r.michler and l. W. Löpsinger
"salvador dali, catalogue raisonné of prints ii - lithographs and wood engravings 1956-1980" ref. 1135

great condition: full size (no trimming), never framed, minimal traces of time near the edges, original deckle bottom edge, no restoration

with certificate

important
from the special edition of 80
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this very artwork refers to paradise, chant 30, verses 31-33:

ma or convien che mio seguir desista
più dietro a sua bellezza, poetando,
come a l'ultimo suo ciascuno artista.

not from that day, when on this earth i first
beheld her charms, up to that view of them,
have i with song applausive ever ceas’d
to follow, but not follow them no more;
my course here bounded, as each artist’s is,
when it doth touch the limit of his skill.
(translator: reverend henry francis cary)

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