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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri by Amos Nattini
Title
"The Divine Comedy", Inferno: Judecca and the Center of Hell
Caption
Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Inferno, Canto XXXIV, Circle 9, Round 4, Judecca (Giudecca), and the Center of Hell. The sinners are fully encapsulated in ice. The three supreme traitors of the Church and the Empire (Judas, Brutus and Cassius) are eaten by Lucifer, who has 3 mouths.
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_005
License type
Rights managed
Available size
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