Alfred PINA (Milan, 1883 - Mesves-sur-Loire, 1966) Studies for the monument to Dante Alighieri Pair of high-reliefs in bronze with a red-brown patina shaded with green One signed 'A. Pina / 1933' and numbered '10'; the other signed 'A. Pina' on the terrace Bearing the founder's stamp 'J. PANINI / CIRE PERDUE / PARIS' on the terrace Dimensions: 49 x 79 cm Resting on natural wood bases Total height: 57.5 cm Studies for the monument to Dante Alighieri, pair of bronze high reliefs, by A. Pina 19.29 x 31.1 in. On the strength of his success at the 1922 Venice Biennale, Alfred Pina was commissioned by the Italian government in 1925 to create a major monument to Dante. Although the project was abandoned, it is best known through the artist's sketches and models preserved in the Musée de la Charité-sur-Loire. These two reliefs depicting a procession of eight figures, inscribed in the folds of the draped shroud, were to adorn the sides of the tomb destined to house Dante's body. Alfred PINA (Milan, 1883 - Mesves-sur-Loire, 1966) On the strength of his success at the 1922 Venice Biennale, Alfred Pina was commissioned by the Italian government in 1925 to create a major monument to Dante. Although the project was abandoned, it is best known through the artist's sketches and models preserved in the Musée de la Charité-sur-Loire. These two reliefs depicting a procession of eight figures, inscribed in the folds of the draped shroud, were to adorn the sides of the tomb destined to house Dante's body.