Beatrice Portinari

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Beatrice Portinari is the Florentine woman idealized by Dante Alighieri as his muse and symbol of divine love, most prominently featured in his "Vita Nuova" and "Divine Comedy."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dantean character
Italian woman
historical person
literary character
muse
associatedWith Dante Alighieri NERFINISHED
Dolce Stil Novo NERFINISHED
basedOn real Florentine woman
centuryOfActivity 13th century
countryOfCitizenship Republic of Florence NERFINISHED
culture Medieval Italian
ethnicGroup Italian
familyName Portinari NERFINISHED
father Folco Portinari NERFINISHED
genreOfNotability allegorical epic
medieval poetry
givenName Beatrice NERFINISHED
hasCanonicalAppearance Divine Comedy NERFINISHED
Paradiso NERFINISHED
Purgatorio NERFINISHED
Vita Nuova NERFINISHED
inspired Dante Alighieri NERFINISHED
inspiredWork Divine Comedy NERFINISHED
Paradiso NERFINISHED
Purgatorio NERFINISHED
Vita Nuova NERFINISHED
languageOfContext Italian
Tuscan
literaryRole guide of Dante in Paradiso
symbol of divine grace
symbol of divine wisdom
symbol of idealized love
movement Dolce Stil Novo NERFINISHED
name Beatrice Portinari NERFINISHED
notableFor appearing in Dante’s Divine Comedy
appearing in Dante’s Vita Nuova
being Dante Alighieri’s muse
symbolizing divine love in Dante’s works
occupation noblewoman
placeOfBirth Florence NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Florence NERFINISHED
portrayedAs beatific vision in Dante’s works
embodiment of theological virtues
intercessor for Dante’s salvation
relative Folco Portinari NERFINISHED
religionInContext Roman Catholicism
residence Florence NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
socialClass Florentine nobility
spouse Simone de’ Bardi NERFINISHED

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

La Vita Nuova centralFigure Beatrice Portinari
Dante’s Dream depicts Beatrice Portinari
La Vita Nuova by Dante Alighieri mainCharacter Beatrice Portinari
subject surface form: La Vita Nuova