Dante Lost in the Wood, Escaping and Meeting Virgil

Identification and Creation

Object Number: G7835
People: Anonymous Italy (Florence) 1499, Italian (15th century)
After Sandro Botticelli (Alessandro Filipepi), Italian (Florence, Italy 1444/45 - 1510 Florence, Italy)
Title: Dante Lost in the Wood, Escaping and Meeting Virgil
Other Titles: Alternate Title: Dante Attacked by Wild Animals
Series/Book Title: Dante's Divine Comedy
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1481
Culture: Italian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/310850

Physical Descriptions

Technique: Engraving
Dimensions: Overall: 9.5 x 17.2 cm (3 3/4 x 6 3/4 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: H AV 21

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number: G7835
Division: European and American Art
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Exhibition History

Botticelli's Witness: Changing Style in a Changing Florence, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, 01/24/1997 - 05/11/1997

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