To that light you become, than to turn from her to another aspect it is impossible that it will ever be allowed;

Paradiso (1320), Dante Alighieri

Montegrappa honors Dante Alighieri, author of the Divina Comedy and father of the Italian language. Seven centuries after his death, Dante's words never cease to fascinate all those who they read them. Today a celestial handcrafted work celebrates in metals precious the glory of his last Canticle. Welcome to Paradise!

Handmade in Italy, in the oldest instrument factory from writing, Dante Alighieri: Paradiso cannot go unnoticed. The latest volume of the Divine Comedy series celebrates virtuous talent of Dante and represents the splendor of his vision with the maximum artistic expressiveness.

Dante Alighieri: Paradiso interprets Dante's style and epic tale in perfect continuity with the refined tradition of previous editions. Each is a microcosm that tells of the poet's rise through the spiritual realm.

The decorations on the barrel of the pen describe Dante's pilgrimage, depicting the virtues he encounters along his path with sophisticated micro-sculptures. The colored stones represent each of the celestial Spheres of Heaven.

At the Primum Mobile - the final sphere - nine orders of angels intertwined hover over a nucleus of Montegrappite from sky-blue color. Above, three luminous discs represent the source of divine light.

The edition of 333 fountain pens and roller in silver and of nine specimens made of gold promise performance of celestial writing. On the two-tone 18-karat gold nibs, at high performance, Dante's iconic profile is engraved.

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Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was a poet and political figure. The exile from Florence in 1302 and his subsequent travels inspired the poem of a pilgrim's journey to God.

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Paradiso is the third and last canticle of the Divine Comedy. The epic Dante's love story is considered one of the masterpieces of world literature and the milestone of modern Italian.

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Dante Alighieri: Paradiso is the third in a trilogy of editions Divine Comedy: a model from the Collector's Series inspired by Dante's masterpiece.

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All editions of the series give maximum importance to the immense Dante's literary stature also in the design of the caskets dedicated which reproduces ancient editions of each of the three books of the Divine Comedy.