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Dante, (sculpture). Artist:  Rosso, Agostino N., sculptor. Title:  Dante, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Dante Alighieri, (sculpture). Dates:  Installed 1923. Dedicated July 27, 1923. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Sculpture: marble (?); Base: stone. Dimensions:  Sculpture: approx. H. 7 1/2 ft.; Base: approx. 12 x 28 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. Inscription:  (On plinth, incised lettering:) DANTE Description:  Dante stands in a floor-length scholar's gown and medieval scholar's hat. The hat has a laurel wreath around its band. He holds a book, identified as the "Commedia" on the cover, diagonally across his chest. His proper left knee is visible against the folds of his clothes. The sculpture is mounted on a rectangular base with beveled edges. Subject:  Portrait male -- Alighieri, Dante -- Full length Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Ethnic -- Italian Object -- Written Matter -- Book Literature -- Dante -- Divine Comedy Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- Pennsylvania -- Scranton Sculpture Owner:  Administered by University of Scranton, Art Department, Linden Street & Monroe Avenue, Scranton, Pennsylvania 18510 Located University of Scranton, In front of library, Scranton, Pennsylvania Provenance:  Formerly located Platt Place, near the Lackawanna railroad station, Scranton, Pennsylvania Remarks:  The sculpture was brought back from Italy in 1922 by Scranton sculptor Agostino N. Rosso. A committee of Italian societies funded the base. The sculpture was originally installed in Platt Place near the Lackawanna railroad station. During construction of the Spruce Street Bridge it was relocated to its current site in front of the University of Scranton library. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, Pennsylvania survey, 1994. Illustration:  Image on file. 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 PA000643   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture PA000643 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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