Title
"The Divine Comedy", Paradiso: Beatrice guides Dante through Heaven
Caption
Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Paradiso (Paradise): Canto I. Beatrice guides Dante through the nine celestial spheres of Heaven.
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_035
License type
Rights managed
Available size
122,2Mb (5,9Mb) / 18,3in x 25,9in / 5500 x 7766 (300dpi)