▁in ▁Rome ▁( at ▁present ▁the ▁Kon ink lijk ▁Neder lands ▁Inst itu ut ▁Rome ▁( K N IR )), ▁to ▁catalog ue ▁the ▁documents ▁on ▁Dutch ▁history ▁in ▁the ▁just ▁released ▁V at ican ▁arch ives . ▁From ▁the ▁beginning ▁the ▁inst itute ▁also ▁stim ulated ▁the ▁research ▁of ▁Roman ▁Anti qu ity ▁and ▁art . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁the ▁first ▁Dutch ▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁' So ci età ▁D ante ▁Al igh ieri ' ▁( D ante ▁Al igh ieri ▁Society ) ▁in ▁Rome ▁were ▁ground ed , ▁to ▁provide ▁Italian ▁cultural ▁events ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁the ▁Univers ities ▁in ▁G ron ingen ▁and ▁Le iden ▁appointed ▁their ▁first ▁t utor ▁Italian ▁language . ▁ ▁The ▁keen ▁interest ▁in ▁D ante ' s ▁works ▁is ▁somewhat ▁older ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁This ▁curiosity ▁dates ▁from ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁Dutch ▁Rom antic ism ▁( 1 8 2 0 – 1 8 8 0 ) ▁and ▁st ret ches ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century . ▁The ▁oldest ▁Dutch ▁book ▁on ▁D ante ▁regards ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 5 ▁translation ▁of ▁D ante ▁und ▁seine ▁The ologie ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Ferdinand ▁Pi per , ▁The ology ▁Professor ▁in ▁Berlin . ▁ ▁The ▁young ▁Just ine ▁was ▁touched ▁by ▁the ▁works ▁of ▁D ante . ▁We ▁may ▁assume ▁that ▁the ▁D ante ▁fasc ination ▁origin ated ▁from ▁her ▁youth ▁and ▁early ▁years ▁of ▁marriage , ▁probably