Dante goes virtual: a tribute for the 700 years since the master Italian poet's death

An image of one of the original 88 drawings that went with Dante Alighieri’s 'Divine Comedy' by artist Federico Zuccari. Florence’s Uffizi Gallery is making available for viewing online 88 rarely displayed drawings of Dante’s Divine Comedy to mark the 700th anniversary in 2021 of the famed Italian poet’s death. Photo: Uffizi Gallery

Florence's Uffizi Gallery is showing illustrations from the Divine Comedy to mark the 700th anniversary of the death of author Dante Alighieri.

The illustrations, by painter Federico Zuccari, date to the end of the 16th century and can be viewed online. The digital exhibition features dozens of images from the epic poem, accompanied by explanations in Italian, with English texts due to follow.