{"product_id":"dante-alighieri","title":"Midway on Life's Journey","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\"Midway on our life's journey I found myself in a dark wood, For the right way was lost.\" - Dante Alighieri\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe opening line of Dante's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eInferno\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e sets up the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e’s epic, allegorical journey through hell, purgatory and heaven. Everything about the story, structure, and poetry aims for symmetry and balance, and it's no accident that the poem begins exactly midway in the narrator's life, his soul balanced precariously between light and dark. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDespite its overt theological themes, the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eDivine Comedy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e has plenty of humanist wisdom. We especially love this first line for its relatability: Who hasn't felt lost on life's journey? And whatever one’s spiritual convictions may be, there's no doubt that the choices we make cumulatively tilt the world toward a better or worse future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIn our illustration, structural outlined trees suggest a disorienting maze that leads toward fewer and fewer choices as they lead up or down. The center suggests a compass pointing in opposite directions, and is demarcated by 9 circles above (the heavenly spheres) and 9 circles below (the circles of the Inferno). The entire structure resembles a wide-open eye, trying to make sense of the path ahead.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIAL OFFER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAny 3 prints for $48 (regularly $72) \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCode: 3PRINTS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSee all prints \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/obviousstate.mom\/collections\/art-prints\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"meta\"\u003e• 11x14 inch art print with white border \u003cbr\u003e• Premium, fine art paper made in New York \u003cbr\u003e• Elegant eggshell finish\u003cbr\u003e• Ships in a a rigid, flat mailer. No need to unroll! \u003cbr\u003e• Fits into standard 11x14 frames (or a 16x20 frame matted to 11x14) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCustom sizes available\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/obviousstate.myshopify.com\/products\/custom-print\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"meta\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"disclaimer\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Dante Alighieri","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37669229461662,"sku":"21P-DAN","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/5705\/products\/21P-DAN-1_ca26b72f-9321-4378-8cd4-c6d07688a1d1.jpg?v=1772059889","url":"https:\/\/obviousstate.mom\/products\/dante-alighieri","provider":"Obvious State","version":"1.0","type":"link"}