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Pen and Ink Drawing - Dantis Amor - Finished Study
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Basic Information | Accession Number: | 1904P238 |
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Collection: | Fine Art Prints and Drawings |
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Date: | 1859c - 1860c |
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Maker Information | Artist: | Dante Gabriel Rossetti - View biography for Dante Gabriel Rossetti |
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Notes | This is a study for the oil painting Dantis Amor which was painted in 1850 as the middle panel of a cabinet for William Morris's Red House at Upton (now dismantled). The side panels represented 'Dante Meeting Beatrice in Florence' and 'Dante and Beatrice in Paradise'. The central panel painting 'Dantis Amor' is now in the Tate collection. The subject is a symbolic representation of Beatrice's death. | Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1903. |
Further Information | Production Period: | 19th century |
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School/Style: | Allegory |
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Medium: | Brown pen and ink and wash on paper. |
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Material(s): | Paper |
Associated People | | Dimensions | Height: | 250 mm |
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Width: | 240 mm |
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