Salvador Dali, The Angels of the Empyrean, Woodcut

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Salvador dali (1904-1989)

gli angeli dell'empireo
(the angels of the empyrean)

plate 31 from "la divina commedia" (the divine comedy), … Read more Salvador dali (1904-1989)

gli angeli dell'empireo
(the angels of the empyrean)

plate 31 from "la divina commedia" (the divine comedy), referring to paradise, chant 31

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
signed in the plate
on the back: "paradiso tav. 31" (paradise, plate 31)

catalogue raisonné:
r.michler and l. W. Löpsinger
"salvador dali, catalogue raisonné of prints ii - lithographs and wood engravings 1956-1980" ref. 1132

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

with certificate

important
plate signed: most of woodcuts from the divine comedy are unsigned, only the ones from special editions are signed (in the plate)
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this very artwork refers to paradise, chant 31, verses 131-132:

vid'io più di mille angeli festanti,
ciascun distinto di fulgore e d'arte.

and in that midst their sportive pennons wav’d
thousands of angels; in resplendence each
distinct, and quaint adornment.
(translator: reverend henry francis cary)

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