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Illustration by Salvador Dalí for Dante’s “The Divine Comedy”
La Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy) by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is widely considered one of the world’s greatest works of literature. With the watercolors he created for this beautiful edition, Salvador Dalí (1904-1989) takes his place in a rich tradition of attempts to illustrate Dante's masterpiece.
Published in Paris by Editions d’Art les Heures Claires, this French-language edition consists of six portfolios of unbound text and plates, two for each of the three books, and contains 100 illustrations. It is currently on display in the Special Collections Library.
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Illustration by Arthur Szyk for The Szyk Haggadah (Historicana, 2008)
The Haggadah (Hebrew for "telling") tells the story of the exodus of the ancient Hebrews from slavery in Egypt. One of Judaism’s most popular works of religious literature, it has been used during the Seder meal of the holiday of Passover ("Pesach") for more than one thousand years. Jewish artists first began illustrating the Haggadah during the Middle Ages in a vibrant tradition that is still practiced today and masterfully executed in this work, which is one of the most beautiful and moving of all illustrated Haggadot. It is currently on display in the Special Collections Library.
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Fairy Tales
Currently on display in the Special Collections Library is an edition of Hans Christian Andersen’s Fairy Tales richly illustrated by the 20th-century Danish artist Kay (pronounced "Kigh") Nielsen (1886-1957).
This illustration -- for "The Snow Queen" -- is from one of several works illustrated by Nielsen recently given to the Special Collections Library by JoAnn and Ned Chalat.
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