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Tarocchi di Dante e dei Fedeli d'Amore      1983 Wolfgang Peretti Poggi      Italy                                                   Art Medium: Gouache. Description: These paintings by Wolfgang Peretti Poggi, based on the literary work of the Florentine poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), are in the style of Giotto, a contemporary of Dante, and are made to appear in the style of frescos. Areas are printed in gold and silver inks. There are scenes here from a variety of Dante's works, most notably The Divine Comedy, as well as scenes from the Old and New Testaments and from Greek mythology. The title 'Dante and the Believers of Love' refers to a confraternity of poets to which Dante belonged, whose literature was critical of the Catholic Church.