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Ah me! They descend through the nine stages of hell, which they were forced to traverse before landing themselves in purgatory from where if they prove worthy, they will be able to ascend to Paradise.
The nine 9 circles of Hell to negotiate before they would be considered at all by God as a candidate for spending eternity in for Paradise were; Limbo, Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Wrath, Heresy, Violence, Fraud and Treachery. To complete this mighty work Botticelli drew on knowledge of Christian theology, philosophical thought and his own intellectual ideas about what undertaking that journey would be all about; a deeply personal examination of the soul.
Dante began his poem in Latin, the language of scholars of the time changing his mind and as he progressed, finally employed Vulgari, the common language of the people. In modern day writing and in his book Inferno the author Dan Brown favours the art and the extraordinary collection of artists of the Renaissance period, whose history is not only rich and resonant, but also for many quite mysterious.
Botticelli was an experienced artist and important patronage was everything in his day, and if a client had asked him to imagine and draw hell he would. Placing the poet he most admired in history taking the journey with him was an aspect of his wish for beauty to accompany him through its many challenges. The series is directly opposed to the many stunning paintings of incredible beauty he produced including such favourites as The Birth of Venus and La Primavera, the season of spring.
Finally placed in the care of Fra Filippo who helped his pupil to thrive, being a great painter of his age as recognised by his peers. They were then sold to the Berlin Kuferstichkabinett Prints and Drawings Museum who purchased the majority of this spectacular series of drawings, which offer audiences a view of the highest culture and knowledge expressed through the most exquisite poetry of Dante during his age.
Dante had presupposed everyone had to go through hell first, which is really the opposite view to Christian teaching. Visit the new DW website Take a look at the beta version of dw. Go to the new dw. More info OK. Wrong language? Change it here DW. COM has chosen English as your language setting. COM in 30 languages. Deutsche Welle. Audiotrainer Deutschtrainer Die Bienenretter. The "Mappa dell'Inferno" of Sandro Botticelli. Date More Highlights
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