~ Dante e Beatrice ~ by virginiese

Photography • Photo Manipulation • posted on Aug 17, 2010

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Today, I propose to you a dreamy image inspired by the life of Dante Alighieri. Dante Alighieri is the famous author of the Divina Comedia and the Vita Nuova. He lived during the 13rd century in Florence but had to flee and died in Ravenna. In his books, he describes his platonic love for Beatrice. Some peoples say that Beatrice was a real woman, known as Beatrice Portinari. He met her very young and it was love at first sight for Dante. Unfortunatly, Beatrice was to be married with another man and never knew about Dante's love. Another people say that Beatrice is the description of an ideal woman. For them, Dante describes in his book the transformation of men thanks to the power of love and how they reach a higher level. As Dante liked alchemy, this theory might be possible. Now, it is up to you to decide : romance or alchemy? ***************** Aujourd'hui, je vous propose une image onirique inspirée par la vie de Dante Alighieri. Dante Alighieri est le célèbre auteur de la Divina Comedia et de la Vita Nuova. Il a vécu à Florence au 13eme siècle mais a dû fuir et il mourut à Ravenna. Dans son livre, il décrit son amour platonique pour Béatrice. Certaines personnes disent que Béatrice a réellement existé et qu'il s'agit de Béatrice Portinari. Il l'a rencontrée très jeune et pour lui, ce fut le coup de foudre. Malheureusement, Béatrice était promise à un autre homme qu'elle épousa et elle ne sut jamais rien de l'amour que Dante lui portait. D'autres personnes prétendent que Béatrice est la représentation de la femme idéale. Selon eux, Dante décrit dans son livre la transformation que subit l'homme grâce à un amour idéal pour atteindre un niveau spirituel plus élevé. Dante étant aussi un alchimiste, cette théorie est fort probable. Alors romance ou alchimie? A vous de choisir ! ***************** Credits : statue of Dante Alighieri : me picture of the young woman : Eirian-stock (@deviantart.com) picture of the garden : Fairiegoodmother stock (@deviantart.com) picture of the pentagram :glyphs_backgrounds by Caballus (RMP) and a lot of postwork ;-) Thanks to all for your support ! I appreciate ! Have a great day and take care ! Virginie

Comments (27)

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ragouc

12:36PM | Tue, 17 August 2010

Very good composition.

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gaius

1:18PM | Tue, 17 August 2010

Avant d'avoir lu les infos, je me suis dit "tiens,la Souris s'est mise en scène !". Bien jolie composition pour illustrer une belle histoire d'amour.

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Kaartijer

1:24PM | Tue, 17 August 2010

I had (and read it too, of course) Divina Comedia in french, printed sometime by the end of 18th Century... what happened to that book only God knows... :( Excellent work, Virginie!

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anitalee

2:42PM | Tue, 17 August 2010

Nice work

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Faemike55

2:45PM | Tue, 17 August 2010

I've read the Divine Comedy years ago plus some variant of Inferno. I say that this instance is a bit of both romance and alchemy

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GiMi53

3:23PM | Tue, 17 August 2010

Magnifique travail ! Bravo Virginie ! Excellentissime ! :~)

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dragonmuse

3:42PM | Tue, 17 August 2010

Lovely work.

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Hendesse

3:52PM | Tue, 17 August 2010

Wonderful composition. Fantastic colors, mood and presentation.

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alessimarco

3:57PM | Tue, 17 August 2010

Very beautifully composed image!

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magnus073

5:12PM | Tue, 17 August 2010

This one really is beautiful Virginie, thanks for sharing

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KarmaSong

5:49PM | Tue, 17 August 2010

Mmm...il y a du travail derrière cette image, et l'effet crée magnifique. Le commentaire explicatif est le bienvenu, pour un étranger total ou presque à la littérature italienne que je suis! Superbe travail, Virginie!

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mgtcs

11:10PM | Tue, 17 August 2010

WOw....This is a marvelous composition, amazing shot and manipulations, really a great work!

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lyron

11:48PM | Tue, 17 August 2010

Great image to illustrate the story. Excellent work!!

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jmb007

6:18AM | Wed, 18 August 2010

cette beatrice a l'air bien reelle et ne ressemble pas du tout a l'enfer,de dante ,bien sur!!beau travail!!

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OrphanedSoul

7:44AM | Wed, 18 August 2010

Beautiful fun!

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flavia49

9:18AM | Wed, 18 August 2010

beautiful!!

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sandra46

10:33AM | Wed, 18 August 2010

wonderful image, great work!

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Mondwin

11:19AM | Wed, 18 August 2010

Una visione della vita molto magica...bravissima!:DDD.Hugsxx Whylma

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Zazou

11:57AM | Wed, 18 August 2010

Excellent !

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emmecielle

12:57PM | Wed, 18 August 2010

Excellent composition! :)

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NitraLing

11:57PM | Thu, 19 August 2010

Awesome!!!!

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Richardphotos

2:43PM | Fri, 20 August 2010

very creative composition

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moochagoo

3:11PM | Wed, 25 August 2010

Le pauvre Dante était bien torturé. La Divine Comédie, un monument que je n'ai jamais pu lire, mais qui a provoqué la naissance tant de chefs d'oeuvres pour l'illustrer (à commencer par Botticelli).