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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri by Amos Nattini
Title
"The Divine Comedy", Purgatorio: The Valley of the Princes
Caption
Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Purgatorio (Purgatory), Canto V, Ante-Purgatory, the Late-Repentant; In the Valley of the Princes, Dante meet Negligent Rulers at sunset. Sordello indicates to Dante the arrival of angels ready to defend the valley from the evil snake.
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_012
License type
Rights managed
Available size
119,4Mb (7,6Mb) / 18,3in x 25,3in / 5500 x 7586 (300dpi)