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Heaven of the moon, first half 15th. On the left the soul returns to her star,according to the doctrine of Plato, seen bearded and dressed as a medieval astrologer pointing to the star.In the foreground St.Lawrence on the gridiron, in the centre Mutius Scaevola, in blue tunic and purple mantle, holds his right hand in a flaming vessel on a tripod. Seated on a throne facing him, is Lars Porsena with crown and sceptre. To the right, Alaemon slays his mother. From a copy of Dante's Comedia Divina, made for Alphonso V, King of Aragon,Naples and Sicily. ID:Y.T.36 fol. 136
Location
British Library/London/Great Britain
Unique Identifier
ART210754
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Image
Purpose
Public
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1600px × 668px
Photo Credit
Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY
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15th century CE
Divine Comedy, Dante
Illuminated Manuscript
Medieval
Mucius Scaevola (6th BCE)
Plato (c.427-347 BCE)
Saint Lawrence (d.258)