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Also Known As	Dante Alighieri
Born	Florence • Italy
Died	September 13, 1321 or September 14, 1321 • Ravenna • Italy
Notable Works	“Literature in the Vernacular” • “La vita nuova” • “The Banquet” • “The Divine Comedy”
Movement / Style	dolce stil nuovo
Subjects Of Study	church and state • political philosophy

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Engraved portrait of Dante Alighieri wearing a laurel wreath and holding a book, set in an oval with inscription, with Beatrice above and Virgil below, surrounded by allegorical illustrations.

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Painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau showing Dante and Virgil watching two nude men fighting violently in a hellish landscape, with demons in the background.

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