Title

"The Divine Comedy", Inferno: The luxurious are swept away by the hurricane of Hell

Caption

Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Inferno, Canto V, Circle 2: Lust. The luxurious are carried away by the hurricane of Hell. Dante recognizes Paolo and Francesca among them.
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

DGL13A00_467

License type

Rights managed

Available size

126,4Mb (11,5Mb) / 18,3in x 26,8in / 5500 x 8032 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hell Painting Lithograph Illustration Divine Comedy Italy Poetry Middle Ages Literature 1923 Blue Falling Fall Whirlwind Light Damned Blue Storm Sentence