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700 year old fresco depicts Dante sent to burn in Hell

February 17, 2022 By Hannah Raisner, FSU '25

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“Scholars believe they have found a portrayal of Dante being sent to burn in the fires of damnation, hidden in the corner of a 700-year-old fresco in Tuscany.

They say the figure of a man with an aquiline nose and a distinctive red beret bears a striking resemblance to known portraits of Dante, who is revered in Italy as much as Shakespeare is esteemed in Britain.

The demonisation of the poet may have been motivated by the bad relations he had with the Church.

The fresco was painted between 1336 and 1342 by an artist named Bonamico Buffalmacco and adorns a wall of the Camposanto, a historic cemetery in Pisa which is close to the famous Leaning Tower.”    — Nick Squires, The Telegraph, February 1, 2022.

Read the full article here.

Categories: Places, Visual Art & Architecture, Written Word
Tagged with: Art History, Dante in Hell, Frescos, Hell, Italy, The Telegraph, Tuscany

“Dario Cecchini on Dante’s ‘Divine Comedy’”

April 1, 2021 By Laura Chatellier, FSU '23

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“For many visitors to Tuscany, their first taste of Dante’s verses came with their first taste of bistecca alla Fiorentina, crowded around the boisterous restaurant tables of local butcher Dario Cecchini. In Panzano in Chianti, surrounded by art and memory, Dario recites Dante by heart, towering over the modest shop display of carefully chosen cuts. There is a verse for every moment, from love to crisis, and the energy that comes with a celebration of life.” [. . .]    –Marisa Garreffa, The Florentine, March 24, 2021.

Categories: Dining & Leisure
Tagged with: 2021, Covid-19, Crisis, Dining, Food, Italian, Italy, Meat, Restaurants, Tuscany

Suzanne Branciforte, “Dante’s March”

March 30, 2021 By Professor Elizabeth Coggeshall

“[. . .] According to most scholars, Dante is referring to Vernaccia delle Cinque Terre from Liguria (sorry, Tuscans from San Gimignano!) Perhaps he became familiar with this wine during his stay in Lunigiana, in the first part of his exile from Florence.

“It is in that very same Lunigiana where Dante lived that Cantine Lvnae di Bosoni created a spectacular red wine in Dante’s honor. Verba Dantis, a blend of two native Ligurian grape varieties, Massaretta and Pollera Nera, is a full-bodied red wine reminding us of Dante’s intense and passionate personality.”   –From “Dante’s March,” Suzanne Branciforte’s Italian Grapevine (March 30, 2021)

Read the full blogpost, which lists a number of wines commissioned to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the sommo poeta‘s death, here.

Contributed by Suzanne Branciforte

Categories: Consumer Goods, Digital Media, Dining & Leisure, Written Word
Tagged with: 2021, 700th anniversary, Blogposts, Italy, Liguria, Travel, Tuscany, Wines

Dante and Beatrice, Florence, Italy

March 3, 2021 By Laura Chatellier, FSU '23

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“Typical Tuscan restaurant in the heart of Florence both for our history and for our position.” [. . .]    —Dante and Beatrice.

To find more about this restaurant visit the website here.

Categories: Dining & Leisure, Places
Tagged with: 2021, Beatrice, Cuisine, Florence, Food, Italy, Restaurants, Tuscany

Anthony Bourdain in Tuscany

January 30, 2021 By Professor Arielle Saiber

 

In Season 3, Episode 15 of No Reservations (2007), there are many references to Dante and Inferno.

Contributed by Brendan Keefe

Categories: Dining & Leisure, Performing Arts
Tagged with: 2007, Food, Inferno, Italy, Television, Tuscany

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