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Inferno: Canto XII (Circle Seven, First Ring) from Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy), Plate 52 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century
Unknown Artist (Venice, late 15th century)
- Date
- 1497, portfolio assembled 1929
- Medium
- Woodcut in black, and letterpress in black (recto and verso), on cream laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper mat
- Culture
- Italy
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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