“Dante Champagne Bucket Clean, simple lines and graceful forms best describe the pieces in the Dante Bar Collection.” —The Lanam Shop, Pinterest, (Retrieved on January, 29, 2023)
Dante Alighieri Sculpture Ring
“Here is my artistic sculptural homage to Dante Alighieri author of Dante’s Inferno. A very detailed ring with lots of renaissance styled floral scrolls adorning the work and a very accurate depiction of Dante the poet. Certainly a stand out art piece that will get noticed at any party. The ring is very comfortable to wear, it’s 20 mm wide at the top part of the band and 8 mm wide at the bottom of the band. The ring is over 45 grams of silver. A one of a kind piece for a literature or poetry lover, anyone who loves the arts.” —cerriousdesign
The handmade Dante ring is available for purchase on Etsy for $224.10.
Nirvana Sued For Use of “Upper Hell” Map
“Move over smiley face. Welcome to the Seventh Circle of Hell.
“Nineties grunge-rock band Nirvana, already embroiled in a long-running legal battle against fashion company Marc Jacobs over its ‘happy face’ t-shirt designs, now finds itself on the less happy end of a new copyright infringement lawsuit worthy of Dante’s trip through the underworld.
“The complaint, filed in federal court in Los Angeles [in April 2021], claims that Nirvana infringed an illustration first published in a 1949 English language translation of Dante’s Inferno. The drawing depicts Dante’s circles of Upper Hell and, like Nirvana’s smiley face logo, has been featured on the band’s merchandise for decades. [. . .]” –Aaron Moss, “Foreign Works, US Rights: The 7th Circle of Copyright Hell?” on Copyright Lately (April 30, 2021)
The disputed image was featured on the B-side of Nirvana’s debut album Bleach (Sub Pop Records, 1989).
Contributed by Jared Brust (Florida State University ’21)
