Title

"The Divine Comedy", Purgatorio: The Mystical Procession

Caption

Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Purgatorio (Purgatory), Canto XXIX, The Earthly Paradise. Dante and Matilda of Tuscany walk along the River Lethe. Sudden light and melody. Invoking the Muses. The mystical procession opened by the seven candelabra, followed by 24 elders and winged animals, a chariot bearing Beatrice drawn by a griffin.

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_030

License type

Rights managed

Available size

122,4Mb (8,2Mb) / 18,3in x 25,9in / 5500 x 7780 (300dpi)

Keywords

Painting Lithograph Illustration Divine Comedy Italy Poetry Middle Ages Literature 1923 Man Woman Procession Old Angel Light Seven Branch Candlestick Light Fantastic animal Movement Cortege