Leonard Baskin
(American, 1922–2000)
Three with Pierced and Stitched Eyelids (Purgatorio, Canto 13, line 69)
Object Details
Artist
Leonard Baskin
Date
ca. 1969
Medium
Pen, ink, and wash on wove paper
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 26 7/8 × 40 1/8 inches (68.3 × 101.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Janet Marqusee, Class of 1952, and John E. Marqusee, Class of 1951
Object
Number
95.007.008
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:”For each of them has eyelids pierced and stitched.”