Dom- und Dioezesanmuseum, “Dante’s Vision” (2011)
“On June 7, 2011, Dom- und Diözesanmuseum, Vienna, opened the DANTES VISION Exhibition based on the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (1265–1321). The Exhibition presents paintings of artists of the 20th – 21st centuries: German artist and graphic artist Theodor Zeller (1900–1986), Russian painter Valery Kharitonov (*1939), American sculptor and designer Roger Roberts (*1952), Austrian artist and graphic artist Robert Hammerstiel (*1933), South Tyrolean artist Markus Vallazza (*1936), etc.” —Allrus Gallery (link no longer active)
Pictured above is Valery Kharitonov’s piece “Worthless. The Vestibule of Hell” (1987).
Contributed by Patrick Molloy
Sighting Citation:
“Dom- und Dioezesanmuseum, “Dante’s Vision” (2011).” Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Elizabeth Coggeshall and Arielle Saiber, eds. October 10, 2011. https://www.dantetoday.org/sightings/dom-und-dioezesanmuseum-dantes-vision-2011/.
Posted October 10, 2011