Same subject
The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri by Amos Nattini
Title
"The Divine Comedy", Purgatorio: Ante-Purgatory, Shore of the Island
Caption
Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Purgatorio (Purgatory), Ante-Purgatory, Canto I: Shore of the Island. Dante and Virgil contemplates the four stars of the Southern Hemisphere. Appearance of Cato, guardian of the mountain. Purification ritual on the beach
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
DGL13A01_006
License type
Rights managed
Available size
117,4Mb (8,4Mb) / 18,3in x 24,9in / 5500 x 7463 (300dpi)