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Inferno Exhibition at Lisbon, Portugal (2021)

January 5, 2022 By Sephora Affa, FSU '24

“As a part of the celebrations of the 700th anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), this exhibition will present two drawings on parchment by Sandro Botticelli referring to the Divine Comedy’s Inferno, alongside two manuscripts by Jacopo della Lana and Boccaccio, courtesy of the Vatican Library.

“The exhibition will also feature a copy of Dante’s manuscript which once belonged to Frei Manuel do Cenáculo, currently property of the Portuguese National Library, works from the Calouste Gulbenkian’s collection and works by Rui Chafes which refer to Dante’s Inferno.” —Visit Lisboa

The 2021 exhibition was hosted by the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon. See their website here.

Dante Poliglotta Website

November 2, 2021 By Harrison Betz, FSU '25

“Ogni lingua ha una sua musicalità, una sua potenzialità artistica, una sua produzione letteraria. E ogni produzione letteraria, piccola o grande che sia, è potenzialmente capace di moltiplicarsi per il numero enorme delle lingue esistenti.

“Con la Divina Commedia questa moltiplicazione ha raggiunto dimensioni davvero stupefacenti. Il sito Dante Poliglotta, che dispone di un patrimonio di circa duecento edizioni di traduzioni della Divina Commedia in sessanta lingue e dialetti diversi, ha appunto lo scopo di rendere omaggio all’universalità di Dante facendo conoscere questo ricco patrimonio culturale al pubblico della rete. Per il piacere di chi ama la Divina Commedia, per la gioia di chi adora le lingue e i dialetti, e per la consolazione di re Nembrotte di Babele.” [. . .] –Giuliano Turone, Dante Poliglotta, 28 Ottubre, 2012

Dante on Stamps

July 19, 2015 By Professor Elizabeth Coggeshall

Dante on Stamps is a web archive by Christopher D. Cook that collects appearances of Dante on postage stamps – “an authoritative resource and comprehensive catalog of postage stamps, first day covers, cancellations, and other philatelic items depicting the medieval Italian poet Dante Alighieri.”

“As a canonical figure in literature, Dante and his Commedia are popular themes on postage stamps. The first appearance of Dante on a postage stamp occurred in 1921, the 600th anniversary of his death, when Italy issued a set of three stamps featuring iconography from the Commedia and a portrait of the poet. Dante-themed postage stamps proliferated in 1965 and 1966 when more than a dozen countries celebrated the 700th anniversary of his birth. Other occasional issues have appeared since 1965, most recently in November 2011. This website includes philatelic items that either depict Dante himself or that depict themes directly associated with the poet (for example, publication anniversaries or scenes from the Commedia).” —Dante on Stamps

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