Canto XX/1: La Morte

Silkscreen page proof approved by the artist and signed / initialled by him, taken from the original Talford Press edition of 185, printed on 100% rag, acid-free Inveresk (Somerset) paper

page size 39.5 x 31 cm

1979 – 1983

Two Tarot cards are shown here, one real and one fake. In the first, the eternal Death of Hell rises to the top of the pack for those who dabble in the mantic arts. The second card tries to look forward to the end of the Inferno and the stars (Le Stelle) which are the last words of the book. Being obscured, the stars represent therefore the false science of astrology.