likeniobe: dante and virgil, henri de triqueti, 1862Triqueti, like many artists of his time, was ins
likeniobe:dante and virgil, henri de triqueti, 1862Triqueti, like many artists of his time, was inspired by medieval and Renaissance art and literature. He often represented the Italian poet Dante (1265-1321) or illustrated episodes from Dante’s Divine Comedy. Here, using a half-length format that recalls antique funerary statuary, he portrayed Dante with Roman poet Virgil, who guided him through Hell and Purgatory in the Divine Comedy. Dante holds a scroll inscribed with a line from Canto One of Purgatory: “Liberta va cercando ch’e si cara” (He who goes seeking freedom which is so dear). -- source link
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