Dante is a portrait of the “Poet Of Love”. A true Florentine, Dante was born at a very dark time in history. His writings were not only about love, but also about Hell and what he imagined as the many levels and degrees of punishment one could expect in the hereafter. His writings were so convincing that he was excommunicated from Italy and only claimed as “Son of Florence” 650 years later. The appliquéd patches around the upper and lower border are Backstitched “Bleeding Hearts”. Dante is one of the greatest poets of all time leaving his mark with words of fire, words of love, and words of timeless beauty.