Bayros mixed in elegant society and soon belonged to the. His art is an unmistakable cocktail of rococo daintiness, beardsleyesque technique and witty, decadent eroticism. These works were already audacious enough to shock most people. Half vellum over decorated papercovered boards with gold lettering on spine. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Inside front board sports the exlibris of none other than winward prescott author of a bibliography of bookplate literature, with an engraving of skull and bones atop a book, surrounded by various crests from others book plates. See available works on paper, prints and multiples, and paintings for sale and learn about the artist. Itwas the 600th anniversary of dantes death in 1921 that inspired him to create what was to be his true masterpiece, sixty large watercolour illustrations fordie gottliche komodie the divine comedy, published by the vienna publisheramalthea in three volumes. Bayros was part of the socalled decadent movement and illustrated various books. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Tales from the thousand and one nights, berlin, 19. Their work was featured in an exhibition at the galerie daend. Bayros sixty illustrations to dantes divine comedy 60 color plates, circa 1926. Bayros was born in zagreb, in presentday croatia, then part of.
Unusual presentsbeloved bookdante alighiericanvas pictures art. Franz bayros illustration from dantes divine comedy, inferno, canto v. Find art you love and shop highquality art prints, photographs, framed artworks and. And ere they have landed on the other shore, again a fresh crowd collects on this, inferno, canto iii, divine comedy by dante alighieri 126521. The works of aretino by aretino and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He belonged to the decadent movement in art, often utilizing erotic themes and phantasmagoric imagery. He specialized in books with strong erotic content, among them fleurettens purpurschnecke 1905, the memoirs of fanny hill 1906, arabian nights 1906, pentamerone 1909 and decamerone 1911. Media in category illustration by franz bayros the following 15 files are in this category, out of 15 total.
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