Farinata degli Uberti by giulband

Bryce • Surrealism • posted on May 12, 2020

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Locked in the fiery tombs of the city of Dite, Dante meets the soul of Farinata degli Uberti, leader of the Ghibellines of Florence, leader in the historic battle of Montaperti in 1260. Dante has with him political controversies, which allow Farinata to prophesy to the poet his future exile. The character of Cavalcante dei Cavalcanti, father of the poet Guido, a friend of Dante who, in his opinion, should accompany him on the journey to the afterlife, inserts himself in the dialogue: the poet's ambiguous response throws him into despair and makes him believe, erroneously, that Guido is already dead (in reality Dante's friend died only in August 1300)

Comments (72)

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paul_gormley

3:55AM | Sun, 17 May 2020

very evocative of the story you quote and nicely realised, looks burningly hot without the need for literal flames

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ikke.evc

7:02AM | Sun, 17 May 2020

Fantastic!

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misumu

11:12PM | Sun, 17 May 2020

Excellent image.

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Richardphotos

6:11PM | Tue, 19 May 2020

your ability with surrealism is first class

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adorety

8:07PM | Tue, 19 May 2020

Whether you know the story or not this is a compelling dramatic image. Unfortunately I never read Dante's Inferno/Divine Comedy and am just familiar with premise of his farcical journey through Hell, Purgatory and Heaven.

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