Sunday, November 13, 2022

Dante's Death Mask

A death mask is a cast of a dead person's face. The mask will then be used as a model for a sculpture. Dante's death mask is kept in the Palazzo Vecchio. The authenticity of this mask is in doubt.



Dante's Death Mask



Yours truly in Palazzo Vecchio



Dante Before the City of Florence was painted in the 15th century. 
Can you see the resemblance?



Perhaps the death mask was used here


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