Author: Dante Alighieri
Alternate names: Dante Aligheri; Dante Alghieri; Dante
Title: (Dante, Alighieri, 1265-1321)
Born: 1265
Died: 1321
Bio: Dante was an Italian poet of the Middle Ages. The name Dante is, according to the words of Jacopo Alighieri, a hypocorism for Durante. In contemporary documents it is followed by the patronymic  Alagherii or de Alagheriis; it was Boccaccio who popularized the form Alighieri. ([Source][1].)

[1]:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dante_Alighieri
Painter of this picture of Dante is Sandro Botticelli, See the new edition of the comedy published by Ateliê Editorial of São Paulo, Brazil, trabslation in verso terza rima complete by João Trentino Ziller