Dante codex page
illumination on parchment by an anonymous Italian miniaturist
active in the 1340s in Venice
The
codex contains Dante's work, the Divina Commedia. In the 14th century
the codex belonged to the Venetian Emo family. The three figurative pictures
on the title page shown here illustrate lines 1-2 and 30-50 of the Inferno.
In the N initial the figure of Dante appears, below it Dante meditates in a racky landscape.
The third picture depicts the meeting of Dante with the three symbolic beasts (lion, wolf, panther).
In the N initial the figure of Dante appears, below it Dante meditates in a racky landscape.
The third picture depicts the meeting of Dante with the three symbolic beasts (lion, wolf, panther).