Title

"The Divine Comedy", Purgatorio: Dante dare not enter in the flames

Caption

Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Purgatorio (Purgatory), Canto XXVI, Seventh terrace; Lust. The souls realize that Dante is alive. Among them, the poet Guido Guinizelli.
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_027

License type

Rights managed

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