Title

"The Divine Comedy", Inferno: the gate of the City of Dis opens

Caption

Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Inferno, Canto IX, Circle 5: Wrath. An angel sent from Heaven secures entry for Dante and Virgil, opening the gate of the burning City of Dis. The devil and demons flee from him.
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_472

License type

Rights managed

Available size

152,7Mb (11,9Mb) / 20,0in x 29,6in / 6000 x 8894 (300dpi)

Keywords

Hell Painting Lithograph Illustration Divine Comedy Italy Poetry Middle Ages Literature 1923 Damned Body Nudity Muscled Muscle structure Angel Escaping Escape Fear Falling Fall Falling Fall Rampart City gate