Dante Alighieri, attributed to Giotto, in the chapel of the
Bargello palace in Florence. This oldest picture of Dante was
painted just prior to his exile and has since been heavily
restored. |Born||Mid-May to mid-June c. 1265 |Died||September 9,
1321 (aged about 56) |Occupation||Statesman, poet, language
theorist| |Literary movement||Dolce Stil Novo| Durante degli
Alighieri, simply referred to as Dante (UK pron.: //, US //;
Italian: [ˈdante]; c. 1265–1321), was a major Italian poet of
the Middle Ages. His Divine Comedy, originally called Commedia
and later called Divina by Boccaccio, is widely considered the
greatest literary work composed in the Italian language and a
masterpiece of world literature. In Italy he is known as il
Sommo Poeta ("the Supreme Poet") or just il Poeta. He, Petrarch
and Boccaccio are also known as "the three fountains" or "the
three crowns". Dante is also called the "Father of the Italian
language". Dante was born in Florence, Italy. The exact date of
birth is unknown, although it is