'Isabella and the Pot of Basil', c1867. Artist: William Holman Hunt

'Isabella and the Pot of Basil', c1867. Artist: William Holman Hunt

1-148-629 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Isabella and the Pot of Basil', c1867. Scene inspired by The Decameron by the Italian Renaissance poet Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375). Isabella's brothers murder her lover Lorenzo. When she discovers Lorenzo's body, she cuts off the head, buries it in a pot of basil and waters it with her tears.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. William Holman Hunt, attributed to: British; English: Artist, painter
People Related
  1. Boccaccio: Italian: Author, poet, scholar

Picture Type
  1. Portrait
  2. Pre raphaelite

Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Plant Life

Society & Culture Romance & Love

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Portraits

People Other

Society & Culture Death & Burial


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2702x4523
File Size : 35,805kb


Aliases

  1. 0580000962
  1. 1-148-629
  1. 1148629
  1. 962

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