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The Second Day

The Seventh Novell

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

Panfilo opens by calling Fortune a fickle
wench. No one’s immune from the
“accidents” of Fortune. If you want to be
happy, you’ve got to accept your lot as
it falls. Then he gives a shout-out to the
ladies: women sin through their desire
to be beautiful. So he’s going to tell a
story that combines these two ideas,
about a woman who was “unfortunately”
beautiful.

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