Botticelli and Treasures from the Hamilton Collection

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Review "Botticelli's drawings for the Divine Comedy are among the most lively, tender, and psychologically searching works he ever created." (New York Review of Books)"This volume presents about 30 of Botticelli's drawings for Dante's Divine Comedy formerly held at the Hamilton Collection and now at the Berlin Kupferstichkabinett, as well as other illuminated manuscripts from the Italian and French schools that reflect the themes of Dante's work, including the Hamilton Bible, and essays on the collection and Botticelli's Dante illustrations. The volume is associated with an exhibition first shown at the Kupferstichkabinett as Der Botticelli-Coup. Schatze der Sammlung Hamilton im Kupferstichkabinett from October 2015 to January 2016" (ProtoView) Read more About the Author Curator, Kupferstichkabinett, BerlinCurator of drawings at The Courtauld Gallery, Somerset House Read more