What are some facts about La Mappa dell'Inferno?

Thank you for this A2A. Although I knew of the work of both men, I did not know that Botticelli illustrated Dante's Inferno, even though I'd seen reproductions of his map. I did't connect the dots, thinking only that Botticelli did one painting inspired by Dante. read more

The Map of Hell June 22, 2013 22 Comments Inferno's Symbols The Mappa dell’Inferno (Map of Hell) by Botticelli, regularly called The Abyss of Hell or La voragine dell’Inferno, is one of the parchments that the famous Italian painter designed to illustrate an edition of The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. read more

The Mappa dell’Inferno (Map of Hell) by Botticelli, regularly called The Abyss of Hell or La voragine dell’inferno, is one of the parchments that the famous Italian painter designed to illustrate an edition of The Divine Comedy by Dante. read more