Page 55 - THE DECAMERON: 100 Days on 100 Etchings by Petru Rusu

The Second Day

The Tenth Novell

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

Dioneo confesses that Bernabò’s

gullibility has made him change his
mind about the story he meant to
tell. Women, as we all know, do not
hang around doing nothing while their
husbands are having fun. Dioneo also

wants to demonstrate how people
use flawed reasoning to defy Nature.

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