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The First Day

The Seventh Novell

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

Filostrato snipes at Emilia for making

an easy target (i.e. the clergy) the
subject of her tale. Anyone can
criticize the corrupt clergy. It’s cooler,
he says, when you take aim at an
“unusual object” and hit your mark.

The hero of his story will deserve
greater praise, because he criticized
a great prince.

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