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The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri by Amos Nattini
Title
"The Divine Comedy", Purgatorio: the chariot turns into a monstrous animal
Caption
Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Purgatorio (Purgatory), Canto XXXII, The Earthly Paradise. Beatrice sitting near the tree. The chariot turns into a monstrous animal and carries a harlot (the papacy) and a giant (the French monarchy).
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_033
License type
Rights managed
Available size
121,5Mb (7,1Mb) / 18,3in x 25,7in / 5500 x 7724 (300dpi)