1483
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dante and Virgil with the Vision of Beatrice is a 1483 by Baccio Baldini, a Renaissance work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This image shows a black-and-white scene with three figures in robes. One figure is pointing upward, while another stands with hands clasped. A third figure, on the right, floats above a rocky cliff, looking down. The text around the image is in Italian, and the title at the bottom reads *"Canto Secondo della Prima Cantica."* The scene is from *Dante’s Inferno*, where the poet Dante and the guide Virgil see the soul of Beatrice. The artist used simple lines and shading to create depth. Look up Baccio Baldini to see how he brought medieval stories to life in Renaissance art.
Baccio Baldini (c. 1436 – buried 12 December 1487) was an Italian goldsmith and engraver of the Renaissance, active in his native Florence. All that is known of Baldini's life, apart from the date of his burial in…
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