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Dante Alighieri, (sculpture). Artist:  Ximenes, Ettore, 1855-1926, sculptor. Warren, Whitney, 1864-1943, architect. Peaslee, Horace W., 1884- , architect. Roman Bronze Works, founder. Title:  Dante Alighieri, (sculpture). Dates:  1920. Dedicated Dec. 1, 1921. Medium:  Sculpture: bronze; Base: granite. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. 8 ft. 7 in. x 3 ft. 8 in.; Base: approx. 6 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 10 in. Inscription:  Dante Alighieri Presented to the City of Washington on behalf of the Italians in the United States By Comm Carlo Barsotti (Proper right side of figure:) Ximenes (Rear of figure:) Roman Bronze Works, N.Y. (Front of base:) DANTE signed Founder's mark appears. Description:  Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is depicted wearing long flowing robes of a scholar and a laurel wreath around his head. On his proper right side he holds a copy of his poem, the Divine Comedy, with both hands. Subject:  Portrait male -- Alighieri, Dante -- Full length Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Ethnic -- Italian Object -- Written Matter -- Book Literature -- Dante -- Divine Comedy Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Washington, District of Columbia Located Meridian Hill Park, 15th Street, N.W., Washington, District of Columbia Remarks:  In 1921, Carlo Barsotti, the editor of Il Progresso Italiano-Americano, donated this replica of Ximenes' Dante monument located in New York's Dante Square (IAS 87870183) on behalf of Italian Americans. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1994. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 416. National Park Service, American Monuments and Outdoor Sculpture Database, DC5006, 1989. Monumental News, March 1922, pg. 164, 166. Michael Richman, SAAM curatorial assistant, 1967-1969. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 417. Monumental News, March 1922, pg. 166. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS DC000028   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DC000028 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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