Dante and Beatrice transported to the moon, 16th century (1870). Artist: Unknown

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Dante and Beatrice transported to the moon, 16th century (1870). The moon was considered to be the abode of women devoted to chastity. A 19th century version of an original 16th century manuscript illustration in Dante's Paradise, held by the Vatican library, Rome. From The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul LaCroix (London, 1870).

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