Welcome, if you dare, to the Inferno. Well...not the actual inferno, but Botticelli's terrific, terrifying, detailed, epic, sprawling vision of the inferno. And discover how Dante's Inferno and Botticelli's art combined to define our understanding of hell for centuries.

00:00 Intro
02:46 The Seven Circles of Hell
3:50 One of the Greatest Criminal Families in History
4:30 Dante: His Exile, Mourning for Florence, & Social Commentary
5:40 The Vision of the Inferno & its Echo
6:20 The Painting's Daring
8:15 Collapsing Time, Literature, & Art
8:38 How Stories Change in the Telling
10:20 From Renaissance to Comics

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Welcome to Art Truth! Where we explore the wonder, the delight, and the fascination that is art. You'll find great art explained from Renaissance to Art Deco, and from before the Common Era to expressionism and beyond. Prepare to immerse yourself in a beautiful experience of art, while at the same time learning surprising tidbits from history.

May your life be artful!