Title

"The Divine Comedy", Purgatorio: Sinners who died of violent death and repented in extremis

Caption

Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Purgatorio (Purgatory), Canto V, Ante-Purgatory, the Late-Repentant; Jacopo del Cassero, Bonconte da Montefeltro and Pia De Tolomei recount their tragic death in Dante.
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_009

License type

Rights managed

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