Citings & Sightings of Dante's Works in Contemporary Culture
“Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita… lo aiutammo a ritrovar la diritta via smarrita per la sua nuova casa! Adotta Dante Alighieri, interamente fatto a mano con filato acrilico e imbottito di ovatta.” –description posted by SuperGiStore on Etsy (last accessed October 29, 2021)
The seller’s description cites Inferno 1.1-3: “Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita / mi ritrovai per una selva oscura, / ché la diritta via era smarrita.”
Contributed by Lorenzo Coveri
18K gold bracelet by jeweller Temple St. Clair, featured on the site The Picket Fence: “The inside of the bracelet features an intimate detail: an inscription of the last verse of Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy–– Amor Che Move Il Sole E L’Altre Stelle (The love that moves the sun and other stars).” —The Picket Fence
The image above also features the matching ring, available at The Editorialist: “Marrying science and art, the Astrid Ring unfolds like an astronomical model of the cosmos, revealing multiple rings that can be worn on the finger, or around the neck as a pendant. Engraved with symbols representing the planets, as well as the last verse of Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy—’Amor Che Move Il Sole E L’Altre Stelle’ (The love that moves the sun and other stars)—this timeless ring expresses the belief that it is love that moves the universe.” —The Editorialist
“Carved with the last line out of Dante’s Divine Comedy, ‘By the Love that moves the sun and the other stars.’ This sweet little eternity band is engraved and oxidized which adds a sentimental vintage feel.” —Local Eclectic
14K solid gold ring by jeweller Sofia Zakia sold on Local Eclectic.
Product posted to the Etsy marketplace by seller Sarah Martin, owner of the shop bearfoxsea (last accessed October 15, 2021).
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