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Creator:
Print made by William Blake, 1757–1827
Text by Dante Alighieri, 1265–1321
Title:
The Six-Footed Serpent Attacking Agnolo Brunelleschi (Plate 4)
Additional Title(s):
'...lo! a serpent with six feet Springs forth on one,' Hell; Canto XXV, Line 45
Part Of:

Collective Title: Blake's Illustrations of Dante

Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove India proof paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 1/4 × 21 1/2 inches (38.8 × 54.6 cm), Plate: 10 15/16 × 14 inches (27.8 × 35.5 cm), Image: 9 5/8 × 13 3/8 inches (24.5 × 34 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, below image, lower center: "Plate IV The Circle of the Thieves | Agnolo attacked by a Serpent" | below image, lower right: "B.130 only state"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1992.8.8(4)
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:3973
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