27 Illustrations for the Il Decameron
27 Illustrations for the Il Decameron

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27 Illustrations for the Il Decameron,

Londra (Paris): 1757

Noël Le Mire, French, 1724–1800
after Hubert Francois Gravelot, French, 1699–1773
Giovanni Boccaccio, Italian, 1313–1375
x1938-155.19

Information

Title
27 Illustrations for the Il Decameron
Dates

Londra (Paris): 1757

Maker
Noël Le Mire
after Hubert Francois Gravelot
Giovanni Boccaccio
Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

plate: 10.8 × 6.9 cm (4 1/4 × 2 11/16 in.)
sheet: 21.5 × 15.5 cm (8 7/16 × 6 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Col. James Barnes, Class of 1891

Object Number
x1938-155.19
Culture
European, French
Type
prints, engravings
Subject
groups of people, nuns, women

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