Front Entryway Carving

Art

The Governor's Academy Archives

Name/Title

Front Entryway Carving

Description

Opening passage of Inferno by Dante Alighieri in original Italian carved into panel on south wall of entrance. Text reads, “NEL MEZZO DEL CAMMIN DI / NOSTRA VITA / MI RITROVAI PER UNA SELVA / OSCURA / CHE LA DIRITTA VIA ERA / SMARRITA”

Artwork Details

Medium

Wood

Subject

Dante's Inferno - opening passage

Collection

Christiana Morgan Collection

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Kenneth Knight, carpenter (panel); Christiana Morgan (carving)