Francesca and Ulysses in Milanese
In Dante’s day, the lord of Milan was Matteo I Visconti who extended his dominion over the whole of Lombardy and the surrounding regions during his domination, taking in even Bologna and Genoa. The illustration shown on this page represents the bas-relief with the coat of arms of Matteo Visconti which appears on the outer walls of the basilica of St Eustorgio, one of the most ancient and famous churches of the Lombard metropolis. The cult of Dante, which goes back quite a long way in [...]