The Drawings by Sandro Botticelli for Dante's Divine Comedy

Showcases the work that Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510) did to illustrate this classic work by Dante.

"Not since 1887 has the complete series been published in a book, reproduced from originals. Furthermor, this edition follows Botticelli's intention in that each drawing faces an excerpt of that part of Dante's canto which it illustrates; each excerpt is accompanied by a brief commentary linking the action and personages of the Divine Comedy with Botticelli's picture of the scene."