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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri by Amos Nattini
Title
"The Divine Comedy", Purgatorio: the ascent to the seventh terrace
Caption
Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Purgatorio (Purgatory), Canto XXV, Sixth terrace; Gluttony. The three poets begin their ascent to the seventh terrace, where the lustful are in the wall of flames. Statius talks about the nature of the soul and its relationship to the body.
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_026
License type
Rights managed
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123,5Mb (6,8Mb) / 18,3in x 26,2in / 5500 x 7848 (300dpi)