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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri by Amos Nattini
Title
"The Divine Comedy", Inferno: Sorcerers having their head twisted
Caption
Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Inferno, Canto XX, Circle 8: Fraud. Bolgia 4: Sorcerers, diviners and astrologers having their heads twisted around on their bodies and forced to walk backwards for eternity.
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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_488
License type
Rights managed
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