Leonard Baskin
(American, 1922–2000)
Sinner Reversed in Pit (Inferno, Canto 19, lines 22-24)
Object Details
Artist
Leonard Baskin
Date
ca. 1969
Medium
Pen, ink, and wash on wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 36 5/8 × 26 3/16 inches (93 × 66.5 cm)
Sheet: 38 5/8 × 26 3/16 inches (98.1 × 66.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Janet Marqusee, Class of 1952, and John E. Marqusee, Class of 1951
Object
Number
95.007.011
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:”Projecting from the mouth of every hole a sinner’s feet and nether legs appeared down to the calf, the rest was thrust within.”
