Dante, by John Took

Rachel Moss is both amazed and puzzled by a vast new study of a giant of world literature

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March 12, 2020

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March 12, 2020

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Henry Holiday’s 1883 painting Dante and Beatrice

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Inspiration: Henry Holiday’s 1883 painting Dante and Beatrice was inspired by Dante’s allegorical poem Vita Nova, which told of his love for Beatrice

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