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The Fifth Day

The Ninth Novell

STORYTELLER: FIAMMETTA
ARTWORK: THE DECAMERON OF PETRU RUSU
THE FIFTH DAY, THE NINTH NOVELL
1985 HAND COLORED ETCHING
AQUATINTA AQUAFORTE 21X29 CM | 8½X11½ IN

Fiammetta will tell a story sort of
like the one Filomena’s just told.

She wants to make sure the ladies
understand the power their beauty
has over noble men and to show that
everyone has the ability to choose

where they apply their generosity.
Fiammetta does something unusual
here: she gives credit to a specific
person for telling this story first.

Coppo di Borghese Domenichi was a
real person back in Boccaccio’s day
and he knew how to spin a tale.

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