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Dante AlighieriPosted onJune 9, 2015June 4, 2017

The Unrequited Love of Dante and Beatrice

In reality, Dante loved Beatrice from a distance and they had little to no contact with one another. The  real Beatrice Portinari probably never had…

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Dante AlighieriPosted onAugust 26, 2014January 5, 2015

Shades of Dante

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Victorian poet, painter and co-founder of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, grew up in the shadow of Dante Alighieri.  Although he lived several centuries…

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Dante Gabriel RossettiPosted onJuly 8, 2010January 3, 2015

Jane Morris as Beatrice

Although Rossetti painted Jane Morris repeatedly, it is a bit unusual to see her painted as Beatrice.  Beatrice, Dante Alighieri’s  unrequited love,  is a character…

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