“Europa Universalis 3 features advisors that the player hires to his court – the Philosopher’s portrait is modeled after Dante.” —Wikipedia
Controversial “Kiss of Dante and Beatrice” portrait, Roberto Ferri (2021)
“One of the most legendary love stories never happened. Ice cream brand Magnum has reimagined history by commissioning an original artwork inspired by Dante Alighieri and his muse Beatrice.
“For International Kissing Day (July 6) and the 700th anniversary of Dante’s death, Magnum asked the renowned Italian artist Roberto Ferri—dubbed the modern Caravaggio and portrait painter of Pope Francis—to realize the love story between the poet and Beatrice.” [. . .] –Brittaney Kiefer, Adweek, July 7, 2021
Sculpture of Dante by Stefan Mokrousov-Guglielmi at the Museo di Casa di Dante, Florence (2016)
Contributed by Adam Glynn (Bowdoin, ’17)
Ai Weiwei, Lego portrait of Dante at Palazzo Strozzi (2016)
Vittorio Tranini Fresco, Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Lugano)
Fresco of Dante by Vittorio Tranini, Basilica del Sacro Cuore, Lugano, Switzerland. Contributor Giacomo Berchi gives the following description: “A small frame in the right transept of the Basilica, under the mosaic of St. Francis. In it there are a portrait of Dante, deliberately inspired by Doré’s one, into which there is the capital letter ‘N’ of the quote from Par. XI, 106-08: ‘Nel crudo sasso intra Tevere ed Arno / da Cristo prese l’ultimo sigillo / che le sue membra du’anni portarno’. Frescos painted by Vittorio Tranini between 1934 and 1954.”
Contributed by Giacomo Berchi (Istituto di Studi Italiani, USI, Lugano, CH)
