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A Tale from the Decameron (1916). Oil on canvas, 101 x 159 cm (39.7 x 62.5 in). Lady Lever Art Gallery, Liverpool. The Decameron is a fourteenth century framed story of love, wit and practical jokes by Giovanni Boccaccio.
John William Waterhouse: Un racconto del Decameron (1916)
A Tale from the Decameron, 1916. Lady Lever Art Gallery, Liverpool