Rossetti and Dante Alighieri

Card, Rossetti's Places

Gabriele Rossetti was one of the earliest modern commentators on Dante Alighieri. In 1826, he published his Analytical Commentary on the Divine Comedy in London. While his studies are now considered outdated, they were deeply connected to a symbolic and political interpretation of Dante’s work. Upon rereading certain passages, it’s clear how much Rossetti was…

Children of Gabriele Rossetti

Card, Rossetti's Places

The monument to Gabriele Rossetti is crowned with four medallions, each bearing the likenesses of his children, whom he had during his exile with his wife Francesca Maria Lavinia Polidori, herself the daughter of another Italian exile, Gaetano Polidori, who had previously been the private secretary of Vittorio Alfieri. The inclusion of his children in…