Title

"The Divine Comedy", Paradiso: the blessed in the shape of a white rose

Caption

Amos Nattini (1892-1985), "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri (1265-1321)
Paradiso (Paradise), Ninth Sphere: The Primum Mobile. Canto XXXI; The Empyrean. The blessed appear in Dante in the form of a white rose, in the centre of which is the Virgin. Saint Bernard replaces Beatrice as a guide. Angels fly around the rose like bees, distributing peace and love.
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_240

License type

Rights managed

Available size

123,6Mb (7,9Mb) / 18,3in x 26,2in / 5500 x 7857 (300dpi)

Keywords

Heaven Painting Lithograph Illustration Divine Comedy Italy Poetry Middle Ages Literature 1923 Light Heaven Clouds Celestial circle Man Woman Religious Sphere 9 Sphere IX Circle