Dante's Beatrice, (1266-1290), 1937. Artist: Alexander K MacDonald

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Dante's Beatrice'. Beatrice (1266-1290) was a Florentine woman who has often been identified as the inspiration for Dante Alighieri's (c1265-1321) Vita Nuova, and is also commonly identified with the Beatrice who appears as one of his guides in the Divine Comedy. From an original drawing by A. K. Macdonald. From the John Player & Sons cigarette card series 'Famous Beauties', 1937.

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