Bronze bust of Italian poet Dante Alighieri (c. 1265-1321), recalling his part in the Battle of Campaldino in 1289, which stands outside the Castello dei Conti Guidi (Castle of the Guidi Counts) at Poppi, Tuscany, Italy.
Poppi, Tuscany, Italy: a bronze bust of the poet Dante Alighieri (c. 1265-1321) by the entrance to the medieval Castello dei Conti Guidi (Castle of the Guidi Counts) recalls the nearby Battle of Campaldino in 1289, when Dante, aged 24, is thought to have fought in the victorious Florentine Guelph cavalry against Ghibelline forces from Arezzo, a triumph that made Florence the leading power in Tuscany.
Size: 2830px × 2830px
Location: Castello dei Conti Guidi, Castle of the Guidi Counts, Poppi, Tuscany, Italy
Photo credit: © Terence Kerr / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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