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Thus in the Semblance of a Pure White Rose That Sacred Host Displayed Itself to Me (Paradiso, Canto 31, lines 1-2)
Thus in the Semblance of a Pure White Rose That Sacred Host Displayed Itself to Me (Paradiso, Canto 31, lines 1-2)

Thus in the Semblance of a Pure White Rose That Sacred Host Displayed Itself to Me (Paradiso, Canto 31, lines 1-2)

Artist (American, 1922–2000)
Dateca. 1969
MediumPen, ink, and wash on wove paper
DimensionsImage: 40 × 26 3/4 inches (101.6 × 68 cm);
Sheet: 40 1/8 × 26 3/4 inches (101.9 × 68 cm)
ClassificationsDrawings
Credit LineGift of Janet Marqusee, Class of 1952, and John E. Marqusee, Class of 1951
Terms
  • Drawings
  • American
  • Pen
  • Ink
  • Wash
  • Wove paper
Object number95.007.013
Label CopyThe caption for this image comes from Dante Alighieri's "The Divine Comedy", translated by Thomas G. Bergin and illustrated by Leonard Baskin, published in 1969. The caption reads: "Thus in the semblance of a pure white rose That sacred host displayed itself to me."
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