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Klaus Wrage, Divine Comedy Illustrations (ca. 1925)

November 2, 2021 By Harrison Betz, FSU '25

klaus-wrage-illustration“Nelle tavole realizzate con la tecnica dell’incisione sul legno, Klaus Wrage racconta l’inferno, il purgatorio e il paradiso danteschi attraverso pieni e vuoti, bianco e nero, ricreando così l’effetto “chiaroscuro” dei contrasti vissuti e narrati da Dante Alighieri nella sua opera.

“Il bene, il male, la luce e il buio, sono questi gli elementi che l’artista tedesco riporta nei suoi lavori cercando un’interpretazione del pensiero di Dante, attribuendogli significati diversi a seconda della chiave impiegata: semantica, religiosa o simbolica.”    —Associazione per la promosionze artistica e culturale del Lago Maggiore (AMALAGO)

See our post about an exhibit of Klaus Wrage illustrations in Italy here.

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