'Isabella and the Pot of Basil', c1867. Artist: William Holman Hunt
/1148629.jpg "'Isabella and the Pot of Basil', c1867. Artist: William Holman Hunt")
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'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.
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Creator
- William Holman Hunt: British; English: Artist, painter
People Related
- Boccaccio: Italian: Author, poet, scholar
Category Hierarchy
Society & Culture Romance & Love
Society & Culture Art & Literature
Artistic Representations Portraits
Society & Culture Death & Burial
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2702x4523
File Size : 35,805kb
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- 0580000962
- 1-148-629
- 1148629
- 962
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