S. Dali, The Archangel Gabriel, 1964, Woodcut

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Salvador dali (1904-1989)

l'arcangelo gabriele
(the archangel gabriel)

plate 32 from "la divina commedia" (the divine comedy), referring to paradise, … Read more Salvador dali (1904-1989)

l'arcangelo gabriele
(the archangel gabriel)

plate 32 from "la divina commedia" (the divine comedy), referring to paradise, chant 32

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. 32" (paradise, plate 32)

catalogue raisonné:
r.michler and l. W. Löpsinger
"salvador dali, catalogue raisonné of prints ii - lithographs and wood engravings 1956-1980" ref. 1137

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 32, verses 112-114:

\. Elli è quelli che portò la palma
giuso a maria, quando 'l figliuol di dio
carcar si volse de la nostra salma.

\. For that he bare the palm
down unto mary, when the son of god
vouchsaf’d to clothe him in terrestrial weeds.
(translator: reverend henry francis cary)

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