Rossetti Archive Textual Transcription
Document Title: The Salutation of Beatrice (prose description)
Author: Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Date of Composition: 1880
Type of Manuscript: holograph copy (pencil)
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This picture embodies Dante's world-famous
sonnet in the Vita Nuova,—
sonnet in the Vita Nuova,—
- “Tanto gentile e tanto onesta pare
- La donna mia quand'ella altrui saluta,” &c
- “My lady looks so gentle & so pure
- When yielding salutation by the way,” &c
Beatrice advances down the street
while Dante together wit with the
winged figure of Love beside him looks
after her as the goes. These figures are
beside a well in the ancient Florentine
street.
while Dante together wit with the
winged figure of Love beside him looks
after her as the goes. These figures are
beside a well in the ancient Florentine
street.