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Fresco portrait of Dante Alighieri, work by Jacopo di Cione preserved in Florence, Italy

Portrait of Dante Alighieri: The Oldest Fresco by Jacopo di Cione

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File Name

21495_2422

Caption

"Portrait of Dante Alighieri". This is the oldest and most faithful documented portrait of Dante Alighieri.Frescoes by Jacopo di Cione (brother of Orcagna) based on the iconographic program of Coluccio Salutati (1375-1406) kept in the Palazzo dell'Arte dei Giudici e Notai, or Proconsolo, in Florence.

City

Firenze (FI)

Location

Palazzo dei Giudici e dei Notai

Keywords

Fresco - Art - Medieval art - Artist - Author - Coluccio Salutati - Knowledge - Culture - Dante - Dante Alighieri - The 14th Century - Jacopo di Cione - Literature - Artwork - Painting - Portrait - Art style - History - XIV Century - GalFI