Title

"The Divine Comedy", Paradiso: Dante meets Piccarda Donati and Constance of Sicily

Caption

Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Paradiso (Paradise), First Sphere: The Moon. Canto III; Souls of those who have not fulfilled the promised vows. Dante meets Piccarda Donati and Constance of Sicily.
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_036

License type

Rights managed

Available size

122,5Mb (7,5Mb) / 18,3in x 25,9in / 5500 x 7783 (300dpi)

Keywords

Heaven Painting Lithograph Illustration Divine Comedy Italy Poetry Middle Ages Literature 1923 Light Heaven Clouds Celestial circle Man Woman Sphere I Row