Italy’s Uffizi marks 700th anniversary of Dante’s death with virtual exhibition

Caronte, one of 88 drawings by artist Federico Zuccari to illustrate Dante’s Divine Comedy (Roberto Palermo/Uffizi Gallery/AP)

Florence’s Uffizi Gallery is making 88 rarely displayed drawings of Dante’s Divine Comedy available for viewing online to mark the 700th anniversary in 2021 of the Italian poet’s death.

The virtual exhibition of high-resolution images of works by 16th century Renaissance artist Federico Zuccari will be accessible from Friday “for free, any hour of the day, for everyone”, said Uffizi director Eike Schmidt.