ROME — Dante Alighieri, traditionally portrayed as ... looks gaunt and stern. “Even the death masks made after he died, when the muscles are relaxed, show him as frowning,” Mallegni said.

4. Dante’s death mask, which is on display in Florence’s Palazzo Vecchio, probably isn’t real. Dante Alighieri's funeral was held at the Basilica of San Francesco in Ravenna, Italy ...

ROME (AP)—Dante Alighieri, traditionally portrayed as ... "He was a man with his own anxieties and fits of anger, but even the death masks made after he died, when the muscles are relaxed ...

Since Dante died in 1321 in Florence, aged 56, almost 694 years have passed. But Alighieri shares more with his illustrious ancestor than just a name. His 63-year-old face bears an uncanny resemblance ...

Not even a real death mask, it’s a reconstruction based on ... I’ve already spotted a leather shop called Dante Alighieri that sells guitar-shaped purses, a restaurant that promises Il ...