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Summary

Artist



Alternative names	Andrea dal Castagno Birth name: Andrea di Bartolo di Simone
Description	Italian painter and fresco painter
Date of birth/death	circa 1420	19 August 1457
Location of birth/death	Castagno	Florence
Work location	Florence (1440–1457), Venice (1442–1443)
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

Dante Alighieri

Description

One of the Famous Men and Women cycle

Date

circa 1450

Medium

fresco, transferred to wood

Current location

Uffizi Gallery

	Native name	Galleria degli Uffizi
	Location	Florence
	Coordinates	43° 46′ 7.10″ N, 11° 15′ 18.77″ E
	Established	1581 (built), 1765 (open to public)
	Website	www.polomuseale.firenze.it/musei/uffizi/

Source/Photographer

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EL CASTAGNO

(b. 1,423, Castagno, d. 1,457, Firenze)

Famous Persons: Dante Allighieri c. 1,450 Fresco, transferred to wood, 250 x 154 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

The picture shows one of the three Tuscan poets represented in the cycle.

Dante Alighieri (1,265-1,321) is Italy's greatest poet and also one of the towering figures in western European literature. He is best known for his monumental epic poem, La commedia, later named La divina commedia (The Divine Comedy).

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Author: ANDREA DEL CASTAGNO Title: Famous Persons: Dante Allighieri Time-line: 1,401-1,450 School: Italian Form: painting

Type: portrait

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ANDREA DEL CASTAGNO

(b. 1423, Castagno, d. 1457, Firenze)

Famous Persons: Dante Allighieri c. 1450 Fresco, transferred to wood, 250 x 154 cm Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence

The picture shows one of the three Tuscan poets represented in the cycle.

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) is Italy's greatest poet and also one of the towering figures in western European literature. He is best known for his monumental epic poem, La commedia, later named La divina commedia (The Divine Comedy).

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Author: ANDREA DEL CASTAGNO Title: Famous Persons: Dante Allighieri Time-line: 1401-1450 School: Italian Form: painting

Type: portrait

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