Casa di Dante
There are 27 circles of Hell, Purgatory and Paradise in the 9 images in this gallery.
Bust of Dante outside the Casa di Dante
Statue of Dante outside Santa Croce
Battle of Campaldino, between the Guelfs and Ghibellines11 June 1289
Photos courtesy of Museo Casa di Dante
Dante Alighieri, twenty-four years old at the time, fought in the Battle of Campaldino, as a combatant on the Guelph side. The Guelphs supported the Catholic Pope, while the Ghibellines supported the Holy Roman Emperor. The Guelphs defeated the Ghibellines in 1289 at Campaldino and Caprona, and began to fight among themselves. By 1300, Florence was divided into the Black Guelphs and the White Guelphs. The Blacks continued to support the Papacy, while the Whites were opposed to Papal influence, specifically the influence of Pope Boniface VIII. Dante was among the supporters of the White Guelphs, and in 1302 was exiled to Ravenna when the Black Guelphs took control of Florence.
The Divine Comedy Illustrated
Having studied Dante's Divine Comedy in college, it was particularly interesting to see the illustrations of his vision of Hell, Purgatory and Paradise.
Inferno
Purgatorio
Paradiso
