Salvador Dalí: In the Heaven of Mercury, Heaven Canto 5, The Divine Comedy Rock Roots from original art by John

from original art by John Tyler Christopher

Two lovers share an umbrella on a drizzly day while the gentleman hides a bouquet of flowers—a charming moment of affection rendered by an acclaimed illustrator whose work has earned 27 medals from the Society of Illustrators

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Salvador Dalí: In the Heaven of Mercury, Heaven Canto 5, The Divine Comedy Rock Roots from original art by JohnLe Paradis, Canto 5 Dante's Divine Comedy Illustrated by Salvador Dal This woodcut lithograph is from what is considered Salvador Dals most ambitious project, Dantes The Divine Comedy. Originally commissioned by the Italian government to celebrate the 700th anniversary of Dantes birth, the project was eventually abandoned by the Italians, Dali pressed forward over a ten year period to paint 100 original watercolors illustrating the epic poem and