Art in and Inspired by the Decameron

[Kalliope]

ReemK10 (Paper Pills) wrote: "Raphael (his full name Raffaello Sanzio or Santi), 1483 to 1520, painter and architect of the Italian High Renaissance. Born in Urbino, in east central Italy, he is considered one of the three arti..."

Thank you for this reminder, Reem. It is a shame that Boccaccio is not given more attention. And Calliope is there....

[Lena]

I realize I am writing almost year after the latest comment in this discussion, but I'd like to share some of my favorite Botticelli paintings, if anyone cares about that.

It's a series of three painting based on the story of Nastagio degli Onesti (V, 8).

Nastagio loves a woman who doesn't love him back. After wasting his wealth he leaves his city, but he encounters a haunted area where every week, a ghost hunts down the same woman and lets his hounds devour her.





He finds out the ghost's story resembled his own - the woman was once the man's beloved who rejected him. For killing her, he is cursed to remain in this eternal cycle.

So Nastagio plans a banquet and invites his lady. On cue, the ghosts come, the woman is slaughtered, and everyone is terrified.



In the end, Nastagio's beloved is so afraid for her own fate, she gives in and marries him.

These may not be Botticelli's most famous paintings, but as a morbid 11 year-old they stood out from the endless biblical scenes and old portraits in my book of art. I only recently read the story that went with them, and was surprised at how incredibly familiar it felt. :)

[ReemK10 (Paper Pills)]

Ella wrote: "I realize I am writing almost year after the latest comment in this discussion, but I'd like to share some of my favorite Botticelli paintings, if anyone cares about that.

It's a series of three p..."

Hello Ella! Thank you for dropping by and sharing your paintings and thoughts with us! I also have to thank you for the reminder about the female ghost wandering the streets. I was trying to research this for another story and couldn't remember where I had read something similar before. Yes!

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