Dante

Up close in Ravenna

Detail of mosaics in Basilica di San Vitale, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Detail of mosaics in Basilica di San Vitale, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

From Dante’s tomb in Ravenna, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

From Dante’s tomb in Ravenna, Italy. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Mosaic in Basilica di Sant'Apollinare in Classe, near Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Mosaic in Basilica di Sant'Apollinare in Classe, near Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Detail from the ceiling of the Arian Baptistery, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Detail from the ceiling of the Arian Baptistery, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Detail from the ceiling of the Arian Baptistery, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Detail from the ceiling of the Arian Baptistery, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Decoration inside Basilica di San Francesco, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Decoration inside Basilica di San Francesco, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Detail from the ceiling of the Arian Baptistery, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.

Detail from the ceiling of the Arian Baptistery, Ravenna. Photo by Renée DeVoe Mertz.