Title
"The Divine Comedy", Purgatorio: Appearance of Beatrice on the chariot
Caption
Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Purgatorio (Purgatory), Canto XXX, The Earthly Paradise. The chariot stops. Appearance of Beatrice on the chariot. Virgil disappears and Dante cannot hold back his tears. Dramatic scene of reconciliation between Beatrice and Dante.
Private collection.
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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_031
License type
Rights managed
Available size
123,3Mb (6,8Mb) / 18,3in x 26,1in / 5500 x 7837 (300dpi)