Salvador Dalí: The Smoke of Irascibility, Purgatory Canto 16, the Divine Comedy coins a tragic satire that addresses

a tragic satire that  addresses themes of jealousy

Publisher: Editions Cercle d'Art

Frame Size: 23" x 29"

Signature: Unsigned

Paper Size: 19¾" x 26"

Salvador Dalí: The Smoke of Irascibility, Purgatory Canto 16, the Divine Comedy coins a tragic satire that addressesLe Purgatoire, Canto 16 Dante's Divine Comedy Illustrated by Salvador Dal This woodcut lithograph is from what is considered Salvador Dals most ambitious project, Dantes The Divine Comedy. Originally commissioned by the Italian government to celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dantes birth, the project was eventually abandoned by the Italians, Dali pressed forward over a ten year period to paint 100 original watercolors illustrating the epic poem and