Focus on Dante Alighieri (Ximenes) and explore the Description.
The statue depicts Dante standing wearing a robe and a laurel wreath upon his head. At his proper right side he holds a copy of The Divine Comedy in his hands. The statue rests on a granite base (6 ft. 7 in. x 4 ft. 10 in.). The proper right side of the bronze is signed by Ximenes and the rear of the figure is stamped with the founders mark for Roman Bronze Works.
The front of the base features the inscription: DANTE
And on the back of the base is inscribed:DANTE ALIGHIERI
PRESENTED TO THE
CITY OF WASHINGTON
IN BEHALF OF THE
ITALIANS IN THE
UNITED STATES BY
COMM CARLO BARSOTTI
granite Divine Comedy Roman Bronze Works The Divine Comedy laurel wreath