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 The Map of Hell painting by Botticelli is one of the ninety-two drawings that were originally included in the illustrated manuscript of Dante's Divine Comedy commissioned by Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici. | |
| Artist | Sandro Botticelli |
| Year | c. 1485[1] |
The Divine Comedy illustrated by Botticelli is a manuscript illustrated by ninety-two drawings by Sandro Botticelli that are considered masterpieces and amongst the best works of the Rennaisance master painter.[1][2] The drawings were discovered in late 19th century and were initially included as illustrations of a manuscript of Dante's Divine Comedy.[1]
Scope and origin
Botticelli's drawings were commissioned by Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco de' Medici. The drawings were intended to illustrate a manuscript of Dante's Divine Comedy in a unique way. The thematic sequence of each canto was supposed to be illustrated by its own full-page drawing by Botticelli. Further, there would be a minimum of two additional drawings, a map of Hell preceding Inferno, and a double-page drawing of Lucifer that depicts Dante's and Virgil's descent to Hell.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Watts, Barbara J. (1995). "Sandro Botticelli's Drawings for Dante's "Inferno": Narrative Structure, Topography, and Manuscript Design". Artibus et Historiae. 16 (32): 163–201.
- ^ LIPPMANN, F. DRAWINGS BY SANDRO BOTTICELLI FOR DANTE'S DIVINA COMMEDIA (PDF). LAWRENCE AND BULLEN LONDON. pp. 26–40.