Title

"The Divine Comedy", Purgatorio: The Valley of the Princes

Caption

Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Purgatorio (Purgatory), Canto VII, Ante-Purgatory, the Late-Repentant; It's sunset, and some Negligent Rulers delay repenting of their sins, preoccupied with public and private duties that hamper their spiritual progress.
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_011

License type

Rights managed

Available size

120,2Mb (7,0Mb) / 18,3in x 25,5in / 5500 x 7640 (300dpi)

Please log in to download the high resolution file