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Dante's Masterpiece The "Divina Commedia"
& Mount Purgatory
"Dante and His Work" by Domenico Michelino, 1465. The painting shows
Dante who holds his book the "Divina Commedia". The Divine Comedy talks of Dante's journey through Hell,
Purgatory and Paradise. Hell is on his right. Behind him there is Mount Purgatory with its seven terraces. On the peak of Mount
Purgatory, there is Adam and Eve who represent Earthly Paradise. Heavenly
Paradise consists of the Moon, the Sun and all the other planets. The
three books of Dante's Comedy are represented in the painting. © The Medici Society Ltd.
