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Khan Academy: Dante's Divine Comedy in Late Medieval and Early Renaissance Art

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Because of Dante's image-driven descriptions in "Divine Comedy", many artists have sought to illustrate his text through a wide variety of media. This essay will look at two outstanding examples of how Dante's words fed the creative imagination of visual artists.

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