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Archive of the Limited Edition of Dante's Inferno: Canto XXIII/4 / Phillips, Tom., 1983

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Identifier: CC-55047-998898

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Scope and Contents

XXIII/4 This image ends the second volume of the original edition. The Crucifixion is parodied in the pinning of Caiaphas to the floor of the circle of hypocrites: i. e. he is so low in the scale of that sin that he is only fit to be walked over by the others. To increase the irony the figure is made of collage fragments of natural elements (rock etc.) to indicate that he has become part of the very structure of Hell. The floor is made of the same pleats as form the rivers of tears in Canto XIV/4. The rest, including the hints of cowled figures in the background, comes from fragments of Dore's illustrations -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 1983

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (4 prints (silkscreen) in clamshell box (museum board, paper covered, lithograph)) ; prints 42 x 33 cm, in box 44 x 35 x 8 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

1904 shelf Phillips Dante Inferno Archive box 9

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: London, England : Talfourd Press. Signed by: Tom Phillips (l.r.4). Nationality of creator: British. General: Added by: BARB; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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