Botticelli’s Drawings for the Divine Comedy

Synopsis: With the patronage of the Medici family, Botticelli created a series of famous illustrations for Dante’s Divine Comedy. Free and unconventional in his imagery, Botticelli reveals the extent of his genius in his interpretation of the fantastic journey through hell, purgatory and paradise.

In the year 2000, for the first time, all 92 sheets of the illustration cycle were exhibited. Ben McPherson’s film, explores the world revealed by Botticelli’s illustrations, revealing its beauty as well as its abominable aspects.
Series: Art Lives
Language: English
Country: Germany
Year of release: 2014
Subjects: Art
Keywords: art - Italian; Botticelli, Sandro; Dante Alighieri (1265-1321); Renaissance art

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