Dante istoriato, the Uffizi’s Virtual Exhibit of Federico Zuccari’s Illustrations (2021)
“MILAN (AP) — Florence’s Uffizi Gallery is making available for viewing online 88 rarely displayed drawings of Dante’s Divine Comedy to mark the 700th anniversary in 2021 of the Italian poet’s death. The virtual show of high-resolution images of works by the 16th-Century Renaissance artist Federico Zuccari will be accessible from Friday [Dec. 31, 2020] “for free, any hour of the day, for everyone,” said Uffizi director Eike Schmidt.” [. . .] —AP News, January 1, 2021
Federico Zuccari (1540-1609) completed the 88 drawings between 1586-1588 while living in Spain. The Uffizi’s virtual exhibit, Dante istoriato, is available to view here: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.
Pictured above is Zuccari’s illustration of Cerberus and the gluttons in the third circle of hell.
Sighting Citation:
“Dante istoriato, the Uffizi’s Virtual Exhibit of Federico Zuccari’s Illustrations (2021).” Dante Today: Citings and Sightings of Dante’s Works in Contemporary Culture. Elizabeth Coggeshall and Arielle Saiber, eds. January 2, 2021. https://www.dantetoday.org/sightings/dante-istoriato-the-uffizis-virtual-exhibit-of-federico-zuccaris-illustrations-2021/.