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Divine Comedy

The 700th anniversary of Dante’s death: 2 His writing

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To celebrate the life and work of Dante, a small selection of paintings inspired by the Divine Comedy, and his ‘Vita Nuova’.

September 12, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Raphael and Painting: 2 School of Perugino

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Some of his earliest independent paintings, including two wonderful pairs based on legend and contemporary literature.

February 5, 2020 General, Life, Painting

The Divine Comedy: Overview and list of articles

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Illustrated table of contents to all the articles here describing Dante’s Divine Comedy and the great paintings and prints that accompany it.

September 23, 2019 General, Life, Painting

The Divine Comedy: Paradise 6 An overview of Paradise

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If Inferno and Purgatory are the stick, Paradise must be the carrot – the incentive to live a pious and upright life. Shown in paintings by Blake, engravings by Doré, and others.

September 16, 2019 General, Life, Painting

The Divine Comedy: Paradise 5 Into the Empyrean

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In which Dante passes through the realm of fixed stars, then the Primum Mobile, which is the origin of time, and finally the mind of God in the Empyrean. One last Blake too.

September 9, 2019 General, Life, Painting

The Divine Comedy: Paradise 4 The just and the contemplative

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In which Dante learns about just rulers and the unjust from a giant eagle made from spirits, and sees Jacob’s ladder leading up to the highest heaven.

September 2, 2019 General, Life, Painting

The Divine Comedy: Paradise 3 The wise and warriors

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Dante meets St Thomas Aquinas in the shell of the sun, then moves upward to that of Mars, where there are holy warriors.

August 26, 2019 General, Life, Painting

The Divine Comedy: Paradise 2 Fame and love

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Dante and Beatrice ascend to the shell of Mercury, where they meet Justinian, then on to Venus, where love is the order of the day.

August 19, 2019 General, Life, Painting

The Divine Comedy: Paradise 1 The moon and broken vows

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In which Dante, guided by Beatrice, ascends to the first shell of the heavens, containing the moon. Many paintings of Piccarda Donati and the Empress Constance result.

August 12, 2019 General, Life, Painting

The Divine Comedy: Purgatory 10 An overview of Purgatory

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A succinct summary of Dante’s ascent of the mountain-island of Purgatory, with the best of the paintings from Blake to Rossetti.

August 5, 2019 General, Life, Painting

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