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Dante divina5/22/2023 ![]() ![]() This miniature is ascribed to Franco de' Russi. Several artists worked on the decoration of this codex. Dante and his guide, Virgil, behold the third in a series of reliefs chiseled in a rock face, which are shown as examples of humility to those in Purgatory who are tainted with the sin of pride. The miniature from folio 127r illustrates cantos 10 to 12 of Purgatory, in the manner of a frieze. ![]() The codex written and illuminated for Federico da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino (reigned 1474-1482) constitutes one of these rare examples. However, only a handful have ever come close to doing it justice. This unrivalled work has inspired numerous artists to illustrate it. ![]() It is an allegorical poem describing the state and passage of souls in the afterlife. Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) wrote his masterpiece, the Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy) in the last years of his exile from Florence. ![]()
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