Poesia Collection

Paradiso, Canto 31 : The saintly throng form a rose in the empyrean (rose celeste)
GIA745614 Paradiso, Canto 31 : The saintly throng form a rose in the empyrean (rose celeste), illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Inferno, Canto 2 : Beatrice and Virgil, illustration from The Divine Comedy
GIA745722 Inferno, Canto 2 : Beatrice and Virgil, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Dante reading his works (fresco)
6262792 Dante reading his works (fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: The interior, Chapel Nova or St)

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Inferno, Canto 4 : Homer, the poets, and heroes in Limbo
GIA745727 Inferno, Canto 4 : Homer, the poets, and heroes in Limbo, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Inferno, Canto 19 : Dante rebukes Pope Nicholas III (Nicolas III) in the fourth bolgia
GIA745709 Inferno, Canto 19 : Dante rebukes Pope Nicholas III (Nicolas III) in the fourth bolgia, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 9 : Dante, in a dream, is carried off by an eagle
GIA745663 Purgatorio, Canto 9 : Dante, in a dream, is carried off by an eagle, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 9 : Dante and Virgil at the portals of Purgatory
GIA745659 Purgatorio, Canto 9 : Dante and Virgil at the portals of Purgatory, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Inferno, Canto 7 : Virgil shows Dante the souls of the wrathful in the Styx
GIA745738 Inferno, Canto 7 : Virgil shows Dante the souls of the wrathful in the Styx, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 31 : Dante submerged in the River Lethe
GIA745636 Purgatorio, Canto 31 : Dante submerged in the River Lethe, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Inferno, Canto 22 : Ciampolo escapes the demon Alichino in the fifth bolgia
GIA745712 Inferno, Canto 22 : Ciampolo escapes the demon Alichino in the fifth bolgia, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Inferno, Canto 13 : The suicides flee the forest, illustration from
GIA745701 Inferno, Canto 13 : The suicides flee the forest, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Inferno, Canto 17 : The descent into the abyss on Geryons back
GIA745705 Inferno, Canto 17 : The descent into the abyss on Geryons back, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Inferno, Canto 21 : The demons threaten Virgil, illustration from
GIA745711 Inferno, Canto 21 : The demons threaten Virgil, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Inferno, Canto 26 : The flaming spirits of Ulysses and Diomedes (Diomede)
GIA745695 Inferno, Canto 26 : The flaming spirits of Ulysses and Diomedes (Diomede), illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Inferno, Canto 31 : The giant Antaeus (Antee) lowers Dante
GIA745673 Inferno, Canto 31 : The giant Antaeus (Antee) lowers Dante and Virgil into the last circle, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

Purgatorio, Canto 12 : Dante views the soul of Arachne, illustration from
GIA745655 Purgatorio, Canto 12 : Dante views the soul of Arachne, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Desk and escritoire, 1865-67 (pine, mahogany, ceramic & brass) (see also 5942439)
3711008 Desk and escritoire, 1865-67 (pine, mahogany, ceramic & brass) (see also 5942439) by Burges, William (1827-81); height: 258 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

Portrait of Ovid, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)
6262975 Portrait of Ovid, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) (workshop of); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Alberi Library)

Ovid (fresco)
6262797 Ovid (fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: The interior, Chapel Nova or St)

Portraits of Ovid and Juvenal, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)
6262971 Portraits of Ovid and Juvenal, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) (workshop of); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria

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Apollo and the Muses, 1618 (fresco)
5949123 Apollo and the Muses, 1618 (fresco) by Santner, Carlo (fl.1618); (add.info.: Ducal Palace, Mantova, Lombardy. The god plays his lyre sitting on a rock surrounded by Muses and winged cherubs)

Portrait of Ovid, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)
6262973 Portrait of Ovid, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) (workshop of); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Alberi Library)

Tibullus (fresco)
6262804 Tibullus (fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: The interior, Chapel Nova or St)

Tibullus (fresco)
6262802 Tibullus (fresco) by Italian School, (16th century); Duomo (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: The interior, Chapel Nova or St)

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Purgatorio, Canto 5 : Dante speaks with Pia de Tolomei (Tolommei)
GIA745748 Purgatorio, Canto 5 : Dante speaks with Pia de Tolomei (Tolommei), illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 5 : The late repenters singing the Miserere
GIA745746 Purgatorio, Canto 5 : The late repenters singing the Miserere, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Inferno, Canto 1 : The she-wolf appears, illustration from The Divine Comedy
GIA745743 Inferno, Canto 1 : The she-wolf appears, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Inferno, Canto 5 : Paolo and Francesca, illustration from The Divine Comedy
GIA745732 Inferno, Canto 5 : Paolo and Francesca, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Inferno, Canto 3 : The doomed souls embarking to cross the Acheron
GIA745725 Inferno, Canto 3 : The doomed souls embarking to cross the Acheron, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Inferno, Canto 12 : Nessus (Nessos) and the centaurs, illustration from
GIA745721 Inferno, Canto 12 : Nessus (Nessos) and the centaurs, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Inferno, Canto 17 : Geryon, symbol of deceit, illustration from
GIA745704 Inferno, Canto 17 : Geryon, symbol of deceit, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Inferno, Canto 29 : The forgers tormented in the valley
GIA745685 Inferno, Canto 29 : The forgers tormented in the valley, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 27 : Dantes dream of Leah in the meadow
GIA745639 Purgatorio, Canto 27 : Dantes dream of Leah in the meadow, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Purgatorio, Canto 33 : Dante drinks of the River Eunoe, illustration from
GIA745638 Purgatorio, Canto 33 : Dante drinks of the River Eunoe, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Paradiso, Canto 3 : The first realm : Piccarda Donati and the souls whose vows had been
GIA745632 Paradiso, Canto 3 : The first realm : Piccarda Donati and the souls whose vows had been broken, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

Paradiso, Canto 31 : The queen of heaven - by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
GIA745615 Paradiso, Canto 31 : The queen of heaven - by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Paradiso, Canto 28 : The scintillating host of heaven, illustration from
GIA745612 Paradiso, Canto 28 : The scintillating host of heaven, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Portrait of Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset (1709-1777), French poet and dramatist
XEE556304 Portrait of Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset (1709-1777), French poet and dramatist. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Etienne Charles Henri, vicomte de Bornier (1825-1901)
XEE555858 Portrait of Etienne Charles Henri, vicomte de Bornier (1825-1901), French poet and dramatist. by French Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Stefano Bianchetti; French

Poetry, The Four Arts, Peduccio, Camera della Fama, 1542 (fresco)
780504 Poetry, The Four Arts, Peduccio, Camera della Fama, 1542 (fresco) by Vasari, Giorgio (1511-74); Museo di Casa Vasari, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian, out of copyright

Purgatorio, Canto 7 : The poet Sordello, astonished, kneels before Virgil
GIA745750 Purgatorio, Canto 7 : The poet Sordello, astonished, kneels before Virgil, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Inferno, Canto 6 : The gluttons battered by eternal rain
GIA745735 Inferno, Canto 6 : The gluttons battered by eternal rain, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

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"Poesia: A Journey Through Dante's Divine Comedy and Beyond" Step into the realm of Poesia, where the celestial beauty of Paradiso unfolds. In Canto 31, a saintly throng forms a resplendent rose in the empyrean, captivating our senses with its ethereal allure. Dante himself comes to life before our eyes as we witness him reading his works in a mesmerizing fresco. The desk and escritoire from 1865-67 stand as witnesses to his creative process, crafted meticulously from pine, mahogany, ceramic & brass. As we delve deeper into Inferno, Canto 4 welcomes us to Limbo where Homer, poets, and heroes reside. Their presence echoes through time and space as they inspire generations with their immortal verses. Inferno continues its gripping narrative in Canto 19 when Dante fearlessly rebukes Pope Nicholas III in the fourth bolgia. This powerful encounter challenges authority while highlighting Dante's unwavering pursuit of truth. The intensity heightens further in Canto 22 when Ciampolo cunningly escapes the clutches of the demon Alichino within the treacherous fifth bolgia, and is here that survival becomes an art form itself. Raphael's Allegory of Poetry (Poesia) enchants us with its intricate engravings—a testament to poetry's enduring power across centuries. Its symbolism resonates deeply within our souls as we explore new realms through words. Inferno reveals its darkest depths in Canto 14—the violent tormented amidst a relentless rain of fire. This haunting illustration from The Divine Comedy transports us to infernal landscapes that stir both terror and contemplation. Canto 28 brings forth Bertran de Born's severed head speaking directly to Dante—an eerie encounter depicted vividly through digitally colored engravings from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. Such imagery lingers in our minds, provoking introspection.