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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri by Amos Nattini
Title
"The Divine Comedy", Inferno: Counsellors of Fraud are wrapped in flames
Caption
Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Inferno, Canto XXVII, Circle 8: Fraud. Bolgia 8: Counsellors of Fraud are wrapped in flames. Dante meets Guido Montefeltro who recounts his life, when he advised Pope Boniface VIII how to conquer the fortress of Palestrina.
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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_498
License type
Rights managed
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