Pensée du lundi 11 juillet

…Salimmo sù, el primo e io secondo,
tanto ch'i' vidi de le cose belle
che porta 'l ciel, per un pertugio tondo.
E quindi uscimmo a riveder le stelle.
—Dante, Inferno XXXIV

[We climbed, he first and I following, until I saw, through a round opening, some of the beautiful things that heaven bestows. And from there we emerged to see again the stars.]

The image is Botticelli's illustration for Paradiso VI.

Comments

[alan]

lovely passage, lovely illustration.