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Opera di Dante Alighieri, Vols. I-IV

1757–58
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Opera di Dante Alighieri, Vols. I-IV
  • Author: Written by Dante Alighieri (Italian, Florence ca. 1265–1321 Ravenna)
  • Draftsman: Illustrations drawn by Francesco Fontebasso (Italian, Venice 1707–1769 Venice)
  • Draftsman: Illustrations drawn by Pietro Antonio Novelli (Italian, Venice 1729–1804 Venice)
  • Etcher: Illustrations etched by Giuliano Giampiccoli (Italian, 1703–1759)
  • Etcher: Illustrations etched by Giacomo Leonardis (Italian, 1723–1794)
  • Draftsman: Illustrations drawn and etched by Gaetano Gherardo Zompini (Italian, Nervesa, near Treviso 1700–1778 Venice) , among others
  • Author: Annotations by Pompeo Venturi
  • Author: Annotations by Giovanni Antonio Volpi
  • Publisher: Published by Antonio Zatta (Italian) , Venice
  • Published in: Venice
  • Date: 1757–58
  • Medium: Printed book with intaglio illustrations.
  • Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1968
  • Object Number: 68.596(1–5)
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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