Dante in Verona
Antonio Cotti · 1879
Why it's great
The poet Dante, in exile from Florence, passes some women in Verona while they whisper that he has been to hell, a joke on his great poem the Inferno. Antonio Cotti painted this famous scene in 1879, long after the Renaissance he helped start.
🏛️ Part of history
The Renaissance (1400–1600) — The poet Dante, in exile from Florence, passes some women in Verona while they whisper that he has been to hell, a joke on his great poem the Inferno.
Where to see it
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Antonio Cotti was an Italian painter born in Craveggia, in northern Italy, in 1840. He painted historical and literary scenes in a polished style, including a famous picture of the poet Dante in Verona. He died in 1929.
