Hell: The Grafters in a River of Boiling Pitch (Canto XXII)

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M5280
People: Anonymous Italy (Venice) 1491, Italian, Venetian
Title: Hell: The Grafters in a River of Boiling Pitch (Canto XXII)
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: Illustrations from Dante's Divine Comedy: Inferno. Venice, Pietro Cremonese, No
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1491
Places: Creation Place: Europe, Italy, Veneto, Venice
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/252306

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Woodcut on cream antique laid paper
Technique: Woodcut
Dimensions: sheet: 30.4 × 21.3 cm (11 15/16 × 8 3/8 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Essling 532 (Hain 5950)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer
Accession Year: 1932
Object Number: M5280
Division: European and American Art
Contact: am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

"Hell through the Ages", Index Magazine (e-journal, February 12, 2018), https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/article/hell-through-the-ages, accessed March 13, 2018

Exhibition History

32Q: 2540 Renaissance, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 12/12/2017 - 07/18/2018

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M5280: Hell: The Grafters in a River of Boiling Pitch (Canto XXII)