Title
"The Divine Comedy", Purgatorio: Dante confesses his sins
Caption
Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Purgatorio (Purgatory), Canto XXXI, The Earthly Paradise. Beatrice lifts her veil and invites Dante to confess his sins.
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_032
License type
Rights managed
Available size
123,5Mb (6,9Mb) / 18,3in x 26,2in / 5500 x 7847 (300dpi)