In Canto XXV of Inferno, the pilgrim encounters a thief "making the fig" with both hands. "Making the fig" is an obscene gesture, equivalent to "flipping the bird," that Italians still enjoy today....
Father: Alighiero di BellincioneMother: Gabriella degli AbatiSister: name unknownStepmother: Lapa di Chiarissimo CialuffiHalf-brother: Francesco Half-sister: GaetanaWife: Gemma di Manetto Do...
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