Art, literature & historyDante Crosses the Stream of Blood of the Tyrants and Murderers on the Back of Nessus the Centaur
1808
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching in black on cream laid paper
- Dimensions
- 39.8 × 31.4 cm (15 11/16 × 12 3/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2024.164
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Dante Crosses the Stream of Blood of the Tyrants and Murderers on the Back of Nessus the Centaur — Joseph Anton Koch. 1808.
Medium: Etching in black on cream laid paper. Dimensions: 39.8 × 31.4 cm (15 11/16 × 12 3/8 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.