What is Beatrice Portinari's middle name?
di Folco
Beatrice Portinari date of birth:
1266
How old was Beatrice Portinari when died?
24
When did Beatrice Portinari die?
1290
What is Beatrice Portinari nationality?
Italian
Short Biography
Beatrice "Bice" di Folco Portinari (1266–1290) was a Florentine woman known as the muse of the poet Dante Alighieri. A Beatrice was the principal inspiration for Dante's Vita Nuova, and also appears as his guide in the Divine Comedy (La Divina Commedia) in the last book, Paradiso, and in the last four canti of Purgatorio. There she takes over as guide from the Latin poet Virgil because, as a pagan, Virgil cannot enter Paradise and because, being the incarnation of beatific love, as her name implies, it is Beatrice who leads into the Beatific vision.