Page 81 - THE DECAMERON: 100 Days on 100 Etchings by Petru Rusu
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The Fourth Day


             The First Novell



             STORYTELLER: FIAMMETTA                                                       Fiammetta confesses that she doesn’t understand why they’re
             ARTWORK: THE DECAMERON OF PETRU RUSU                                         telling such dismal tales when they’re supposed to be cheering
             THE FOURTH DAY, THE FIRST NOVELL
                                                                                          themselves up. Did Filostrato think they needed to tone it down a
             1985 HAND COLORED ETCHING
                                                                                          bit? Still, she wants to show that she can play the game, so she’s
             AQUATINTA AQUAFORTE 21X29 CM | 8½X11½ IN
                                                                                          going to tell a truly horrendous tale.











































































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