Title

"The Divine Comedy", Purgatorio: Dante meets Forese Donati

Caption

Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Purgatorio (Purgatory), Canto XXIV, Sixth terrace; Gluttony. Dante meets Forese Donati, who reproaches the libertine nature of Florentine women.
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_024

License type

Rights managed

Available size

123,3Mb (7,8Mb) / 18,3in x 26,1in / 5500 x 7838 (300dpi)

Please log in to download the high resolution file