Canto XX/4: Virgil’s Study, Empty

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

This marks the third appearance of a study in the Inferno, and here the absence of Virgil serves to underline Dante’s resolute denial of Virgil’s reputed association with the dark arts. Only a book remains, rendered innocent and rural in character.