Title

"The Divine Comedy", Paradiso: Dante with Aquinas

Caption

Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Paradiso (Paradise), Fourth Sphere: The Sun. Canto XIII; Thomas Aquinas resolves Dante's doubts about the comparative wisdom of Adam, Jesus and Solomon.
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_044

License type

Rights managed

Available size

69,6Mb (3,8Mb) / 13,9in x 19,5in / 4161 x 5844 (300dpi)

Keywords

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