Via del Corso – Purgatorio – canto XXX – vv 31 -33

“This plaque, featuring verses dedicated to the poet’s muse, Beatrice Portinari, was placed in Via del Corso at the former site of the Portinari houses, to the right of the entrance to Palazzo Portinari-Salviati.

Coat of arms: Portinari family

Purgatorio – canto XXX – vv 31 -33

“SOVRA CANDIDO VEL CINTA D’OLIVA
DONNA M’APPARVE, SOTTO VERDE MANTO,
VESTITA DI COLOR FIAMMA VIVA.”

“Over a veil of pure white, crowned with olive branches, a woman appeared to me, robed in a green mantle and garments the color of living flame [red].”

“At the end of his journey through Purgatory, Dante experiences the vision of Beatrice. She appears dressed in the colors of the theological virtues (white, green, and red, representing Faith, Hope, and Charity) and wears an olive crown, which symbolizes peace and wisdom.”