Vintage Framed “Beatrice” PROPHECY OF DANTE Picture 12x14”

Description

Vintage Framed “Beatrice” PROPHECY OF DANTE Picture 12.25 x 14.25 x .75”. Purchased from an estate sale. Hanging hardware on the back. Photo has some discoloration consistent with age as pictured.
What does Beatrice represent for Dante?
She represented the ideal of beauty and grace, but was also a real woman. Beatrice appeared to Dante as the woman/angel that guides him through Paradise, but also remained a real woman who made his heart beat in the streets of Florence-
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