They were large and complex, and he created one for each canto of the poem. Instead, Botticelli created illustrations that were similar to paintings. However, Dante’s epic was so revolutionary and had such a profound influence on Botticelli that such simple illustrations would no longer suffice.
While it was customary at the time to illustrate books, it was normally only with a few small images to give predominance to the text. The work Botticelli did was extraordinary, and the scale of the illustrations he produced for The Divine Comedy was unprecedented. Between 14 Botticelli illustrated The Divine Comedy for Lorenzo di Pierfrancesco dei Medici, who also owned the Primavera. In 1481, the first commented edition of the poem was published in Florence. Artists Inspired by Dante’s Divine Comedy Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510)īy the late 1400s, the popularity of The Divine Comedy was growing. Here are some of the great artists who have been inspired by Dante’s work and have shown his influence through what they create. The horrible images that Dante created in his poem have inspired artists and scholars for centuries.
Never before had someone painted such a clear picture of what hell was like.
Though all three books of Dante’s epic are influential, Inferno is regarded as the most important in terms of its influence on religion and art. It became the centerpiece for what is now the modern Italian language and changed the way that religion and the afterlife were thought of. Regarded as The Supreme Poet, Dante’s Divine Comedy is considered Italy’s most important literary work.ĭante’s depiction of the afterlife through the Inferno, Purgatory, and Paradise is one of the most influential pieces of literature in history. However, that is exactly the case with Dante Alighieri. It is hard to imagine that a country as rich in history and culture as Italy could trace a great deal of its heritage back to one single person. The images that Dante created in his poem have inspired artists and scholars for centuries.
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