Canto Collection

Cologny / Villa Diodati 6 /
Cologny, near Geneva: the Villa Diodati which Byron rented in the summer of 1816; he wrote the third canto of Childe Harold here

Books / Byron / Don Juan
Alfonzo first examined well their fashion, and then flew out into another passion. (Canto 1 Stanza 181)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the Austrian soprano Caterina Maddalena Giuseppa Cavalieri
6365929 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and the Austrian soprano Caterina Maddalena Giuseppa Cavalieri, born Katharina Magdalena Josepha Cavalier (engraving); Museo Civico Bibliografico Musicale, Bologna

Dante and Virgil at the edge of the abyss from which a foetid smell steamed up: Canto XI
536434 Dante and Virgil at the edge of the abyss from which a foetid smell steamed up: Canto XI. Illustration by Gustave Dore for Dante Inferno, 1863

Dante protected by Virgil from harm by demons
534378 Dante protected by Virgil from harm by demons. by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Dante protected by Virgil from harm by demons)

Dante and Virgil beset by demons on their passage through the eighth circle
532226 Dante and Virgil beset by demons on their passage through the eighth circle. Illustration (1861) by Gustave Dore for Dante Inferno, Canto XXI

Hell: the city of Dis, Roman god of the underworld, Dante's Ingerno, 1863 (engraving)
536407 Hell: the city of Dis, Roman god of the underworld, Dante's Ingerno, 1863 (engraving); (add.info.: Hell: the city of Dis, Roman god of the underworld)

Charon the ferryman rowing to collect Dante and his guide, Virgil, to carry them across the Styx, 1861 (engraving)
536563 Charon the ferryman rowing to collect Dante and his guide, Virgil, to carry them across the Styx, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: Charon the ferryman rowing to collect Dante and his guide)

Portugal, Azores, Pico Island, Canto, volcanic rock vineyards

Divine Comedy. Fifth Canto of the Purgatory. Dante talks wit
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Dante talks with Pia dei Tolomei, one of the three people who died violently. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored

Dante, guided by Virgil, in third gulf of the eighth circle, observes those guilty of simony suffering burning
536436 Dante, guided by Virgil, in third gulf of the eighth circle, observes those guilty of simony suffering burning, buried head first with just legs and feet exposed

Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Italian poet: Inferno first part of his Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy)
531187 Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Italian poet: Inferno first part of his Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy) illustrated by Gustave Dore 1863

Leopold, Marianne e Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in a family concert, 1764 (engraving)
6365932 Leopold, Marianne e Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in a family concert, 1764 (engraving) by Carmontelle, Louis Carrogis (1717-1806) (after); Museo Civico Bibliografico Musicale, Bologna

The Circle of the Thieves: Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent, Inferno
995604 The Circle of the Thieves: Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent, Inferno, Canto XXV, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1838 (engraving) by Blake

The Circle of the Thieves: Buoso Donati Attacked by the Serpent, Inferno, Canto XXV
995601 The Circle of the Thieves: Buoso Donati Attacked by the Serpent, Inferno, Canto XXV, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1954 (engraving) by Blake

The Circle of the Traitors: Dantes Foot striking Bocca degli Abbate, Inferno
995618 The Circle of the Traitors: Dantes Foot striking Bocca degli Abbate, Inferno, Canto XXXII, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, c.1827-38 (engraving) by Blake

The Circle of the Thieves: Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent, Inferno
995608 The Circle of the Thieves: Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent, Inferno, Canto XXV, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1827 (engraving) by Blake

The Circle of the Traitors: Dantes Foot striking Bocca degli Abbate, Inferno
995603 The Circle of the Traitors: Dantes Foot striking Bocca degli Abbate, Inferno, Canto XXXII, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1954 (engraving) by Blake

The last Battle of the Chile, Civil War (engraving)
1592004 The last Battle of the Chile, Civil War (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The last Battle of the Chile, Civil War)

The Circle of the Thieves: Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent Inferno
995615 The Circle of the Thieves: Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent Inferno, Canto XXV, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1827-38 (engraving) by Blake

The Circle of the Thieves: Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent Inferno
995600 The Circle of the Thieves: Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent Inferno, Canto XXV, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1954 (engraving) by Blake

The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca Inferno V
995612 The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca Inferno V, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, c.1827-38 (engraving) by Blake

The Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses because of the Stench
995610 The Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses because of the Stench, Inferno, Canto XXIX, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1827 (engraving) by Blake

The Circle of Thieves: Buoso Donati Attacked by the Serpent, Inferno, Canto XXV
995609 The Circle of Thieves: Buoso Donati Attacked by the Serpent, Inferno, Canto XXV, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1827 (engraving) by Blake

The Circle of the Thieves: Buoso Donati Attacked by the Serpent, Inferno, Canto XXV
995616 The Circle of the Thieves: Buoso Donati Attacked by the Serpent, Inferno, Canto XXV, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, c.1827-38 (engraving) by Blake

The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca Inferno V
995596 The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca Inferno V, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1954 (engraving) by Blake

The Circle of the Corrupt Officials: The Devils Mauling Each Other, Canto XXII
995614 The Circle of the Corrupt Officials: The Devils Mauling Each Other, Canto XXII, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, c.1827-38 (engraving) by Blake

The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca, Inferno, Canto V
995605 The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca, Inferno, Canto V, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1827 (engraving) by Blake

The Circle of the Corrupt Officials: The Devils Mauling Each Other, Canto XXII
995599 The Circle of the Corrupt Officials: The Devils Mauling Each Other, Canto XXII, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1954 (engraving) by Blake

The Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses because of the Stench
995617 The Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses because of the Stench, Inferno, Canto XXIX, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

The Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses because of the Stench
995602 The Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses because of the Stench, Inferno, Canto XXIX, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1954 (engraving) by Blake

Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1581, by Torquat
Torquato Tasso (1544-1595). Italian poet. Gerusalemme Liberata (Jerusalem Delivered), 1581. Epic poem. Chant I. Printed in Venice, 1788

ANGELS / PLANET MERCURY
The angels in the Planet Mercury: So drew full more than thousand splendours towards us. (Canto V, lines 99-100) Date: First published: 1307-21?

DANTE / ANGELS / PARADISE
The angelic wreaths: About us thus, of sempiternal roses, bending wreathed those garlands twain;. (Canto XII, lines 16-19) Date: First published: 1307-21?

VISION / CROSS / ANGELS
The vision of the cross covered with angels: Beamd on that cross; & pattern fails me now. (Canto XIV, lines 96-97) Date: First published: 1307-21?

Portugal, Azores, Pico Island, Canto. Volcanic rock vineyards

The Song of Prince Oleg, 1899 (gouache on paper)
BAL174062 The Song of Prince Oleg, 1899 (gouache on paper) by Vasnetsov, Victor Mikhailovich (1848-1926); 65.5x45 cm; Pushkin Museum, Moscow

Divine Comedy. Eigth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil cross t
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Eigth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil cross the river Styx in the boat of Phlegyas

Divine Comedy. The Eleventh Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. The Eleventh Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil in the tomb of Pope Anastasius. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored

Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. 14th C. Engraving by Gusta
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) between 1308 and his death in 1321. Paradiso Canto III. Piccarda Donati and souls whose vows had been broken

Divine Comedy. Paradise. XXI Canto. Dante ascends with Beatr
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Paradise. XXI Canto. Dante ascends with Beatrice to the seventh heaven

Divine Comedy. Paradise. Eight Canto. Charles Martel address
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Paradise. Eight Canto. Charles Martel addresses Dante and Beatrice. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored

Divine Comedy. Twelfth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil befor
Divine Comedy. Epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between 1308 and his death in 1321. Twelfth Canto of Hell. Dante and Virgil before the opprobrium of Crete. Engraving by Gustave Dore. Colored

AGUILAR, Gaspar de (1561-1623). Poet and playwright
" AGUILAR, Gaspar de (1561-1623). Poet and playwright. Arte de principios de canto llano" (Plainsong art). Early 16th century. Religious music treatise

Dante & Beatrice: Heaven
" For that all living lights, waxing in splensour burst forth into songs; Such as from memory glide & fall away." (Canto XX, lines 10-12)

Dante Alighieri Inferno, first part of his Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy) 1863. Canto XIV: Third compartment of the seventh circle where three kinds of violence punished: against God

Classical singer with piano accompanist. early 20th century

Fanny Persiani, Italian opera singer
Fanny Persiani (1812-1867), Italian opera singer (soprano). circa 1840s

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"Canto: Exploring the Depths of Literature, Art, and Nature" Embark on a journey through the captivating world of "canto, " where literature, art, and nature intertwine to create an enchanting tapestry. From Cologny's picturesque landscapes to Villa Diodati 6's haunting allure, every corner holds a story waiting to be discovered. In the realm of books, immerse yourself in Byron's poetic masterpiece "Don Juan" as you traverse its intricate verses. Feel Dante's presence as he converses with souls in the fifth canto of Purgatory or witnesses the eerie crossing in the eighth canto of Hell alongside his guide Virgil. Gustave Dore's evocative illustrations bring these scenes vividly to life. Dante Alighieri takes center stage with his magnum opus "Divine Comedy. " In Inferno's nineteenth canto, witness sinners condemned for simony suffering their fiery fate headfirst - a chilling sight etched by Gustave Dore himself. Marvel at Paradise's twenty-first canto as Dante ascends hand-in-hand with Beatrice or listen intently as Charles Martel addresses him in the eighth canto. But "canto" extends beyond literary realms; it seeps into our physical world too. Journey to Portugal's Azores and behold Pico Island's astonishing volcanic rock vineyards - a testament to nature’s resilience and human ingenuity. The essence of Dante Alighieri reverberates throughout history; his words echo across time. In Gustave Dore’s iconic illustration from Inferno’s tenth canto, witness one sinner burning amidst hellish torment while Dante clings tightly to Virgil for guidance. Join us on this extraordinary expedition into the depths of literature, artistry, and natural wonders that embody what it truly means to experience a profound “canto. ” Let your imagination soar as you unravel hidden tales and embrace the beauty that lies within each verse, brushstroke, and landscape.