Dantes Aligerius, circa 1595

Portrait of dante alighieri; a bust portrait of dante within an inscribed oval at centre, crowned with laurels and holding a book; above, a portrait of beatrice crowned with laurels, within a roundel; a diagram of the paradiso to the left and a celestial diagram to the right; below, a double portrait of virgil crowned with laurels, within a roundel, the inferno to the left and a diagram of the earthly paradise to the right; the whole within a frame ornamented with cherubs and grotesques; after jan van der straet engraving. Date: circa 1595. Dimensions: Height: 273 mm; Width: 204 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Dante. Collection: British Museum.