Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), was a major Italian poet of the late Middle Ages. His Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìa, is widely considered the greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a masterpiece of world literature.
Important linguist, political theorist and philosopher, Dante has been called "the Father of the Italian language", and in Italy he's often referred to as "il Sommo Poeta" ("the Supreme Poet").
I don't know why but I can't avoid to take photos of this statue. It's in the middle of Piazza dei Signori, one of the most ancient square of Verona, and I know very well how to take photos of it. But this one is special, there are a number of details in the background I never saw in the other shots.
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