Same subject
The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri by Amos Nattini
Title
"The Divine Comedy", Inferno: Central Well of Malebolge
Caption
Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Inferno, Canto XXXI, Circle 8: Central Well of Malebolge. Dante and Virgil approach the Central Well, at the bottom of which lies the Ninth and final Circle of Hell. Here is the Giant Antaeus.
Private collection.
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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
DGL13A01_002
License type
Rights managed
Available size
141,6Mb (9,8Mb) / 20,0in x 27,5in / 6000 x 8249 (300dpi)