Vanna

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For other uses, see Vanna (disambiguation).

The name Vanna (pronounced in Italian vän'-na and in English väh'na) first appears in history circa 1294 in La Vita Nuova, a book of verse written by Dante Alighieri, an Italian Florentine poet.

His greatest work, la Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy), is considered the greatest literary statement produced in Europe during the Middle Ages, and the basis of the modern Italian language. Dante writes of his ideal love Beatrice, and of Vanna, the beloved muse and mistress of Florentine poet Guido Cavalcanti. In one verse, Love identifies Vanna as Primavera (Springtime), and Beatrice’s “name is Love.” The medieval name Vanna occurred in Tuscany, particularly Florence. Though conjectured to be a derivative of the name Giovanna and pronounced similarly, Vanna is not a derivation.

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  • Poems from La Vita Nuova [1]
  • Painting by Henry Holiday, "Dante and Beatrice" depicts Vanna walking with Beatrice. [2]
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