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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri by Amos Nattini
Title
"The Divine Comedy", Inferno: Dante and Virgil go down into the abyss on the back of the demon Geryon
Caption
Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Inferno, Canto XVII, Circle 7: Violence. 3rd Ring: Against God, Art and Nature. Dante and Virgil go down into the abyss on the back of the Monster of Fraud, Geryon. Dante goes to examine the Usurers.
Private collection.
Info+
In 1921, for Dante Aligheri's 600th anniversary of death, the Istituto Nazionale Dantesco chose Amos Nattini to illustrate The Divine Comedy. The illustrations have been published in 1923.
Date
1923
Credit line
Alfredo Dagli Orti/Photo12
Reference
DGL13A00_482
License type
Rights managed
Available size
150,7Mb (9,5Mb) / 20,0in x 29,3in / 6000 x 8777 (300dpi)