Dante’s Inferno Dante (Alighieri) 1265 -- 1321 The Italian poet Dante Alighieri wrote The Divine Comedy, the greatest poetic composition of the Christian Middle Ages and…

Slide 1Dante Slide 2 Dante Alighieri was a major Italian poet during the Middle Ages. He is known as the “Father of the Italian language” and is most famous for his literary…

Slide 1 Renaissance Art Slide 2 Giotto di Bondone (b. 1267- d.1337) Giotto is mentioned by name in Dante’s inferno (Dante feared history would forget Giotto. Not so! Modern…

Renaissance Art Giotto di Bondone (b. 1267- d.1337) Giotto is mentioned by name in Danteâs inferno (Dante feared history would forget Giotto. Not so! Modern artists often…

Renaissance Art Italian Renaissance: Fast Facts Location = Italy Media = frescoe, tempura, sculpture Style = symmetrical, balanced, linear perspective Humanism = focus on…