Dante Before the City of Florence Self-researched

Artist: Domenico di Michelino
Location: Florence Cathedral, Florence
Medium: Painting
Date: 1465

Also known as "La Divina Commedia illumina Firenze" (The Divine Comedy Illuminates Florence), this painting shows Dante holding a copy of the Divine Comedy, with Mount Purgatory and the city of Florence behind him. The work honors Dante Alighieri, Florence's greatest poet, who was exiled from the city in 1302.