Illustration. by Carole Raddato. published on 05 October 2016. Download Full Size Image. Portrait of the Roman poet Virgil (VERGILLVS MARO) on the Monnus mosaic from Augusta Treverorum (Trier), end of the 3rd century CE. (Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Germany) Remove Ads. Advertisement.The Barque of Dante (French: La Barque de Dante), sometimes known as Dante and Virgil in Hell (Dante et Virgile aux enfers), is the first major painting by the French artist Eugène Delacroix, and one of the works signalling a shift in the character of narrative painting from Neo-Classicism towards the Romantic movement. It was completed for
The forbidden love of Francesca da Rimini and her brother-in-law Paolo Malatesta is one of the great love stories of European literature. Dante encountered the souls of the two lovers in Hell, and fainted with compassion upon hearing their tragic story. This watercolour depicts the fateful moment when. How him love thrall’d. Alone we were
Dante's knowledge of Francesca most likely stemmed from her nephew, Guido Novello da Polenta, who served as Dante's host in Ravenna at the end of his life. In Inferno 5, Dante and Virgil meet Francesca and her lover Paolo in the second circle of hell, reserved for the lustful. The couple are buffeted by violent winds in a similar manner that
We accompany Dante as Virgil guides him through the 9 circles of the Inferno. Along the way, Dante meets various historical and mythical figures of the past and provides commentary on their moral U5myUS8. 460 29 193 286 365 13 391 14 171