Same subject
The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri by Amos Nattini
Title
"The Divine Comedy", Purgatorio: Dante meets Matilda
Caption
Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Purgatorio (Purgatory), Canto XXVIII, The Earthly Paradise. In the Divine forest, Dante meets Matilda, who symbolizes the path to God.
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_029
License type
Rights managed
Available size
121,8Mb (6,7Mb) / 18,3in x 25,8in / 5500 x 7738 (300dpi)