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Leonard Baskin

(American, 1922–2000)

The Bird of Jove and a Vixen (Purgatorio, Canto 32, line 111 ff.)

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Object Details

Artist

Leonard Baskin

Date

ca. 1969

Medium

Pen, ink, and wash on wove paper

Dimensions

Image/Sheet: 40 1/8 × 26 11/16 inches (101.9 × 67.8 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Janet Marqusee, Class of 1952, and John E. Marqusee, Class of 1951

Object
Number

95.007.007

The caption for this image comes from Dante Alighieri’s “The Divine Comedy”, translated by Thomas G.(…)

The caption for this image comes from Dante Alighieri’s “The Divine Comedy”, translated by Thomas G. Bergin and illustrated by Leonard Baskin, published in 1969. The caption reads:”The Bird of Jove and a Vixen.”

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