Art, Symbol & Imagination
Simona and Pasquino at the Window
A young man sits on a low bench beneath a small window. A woman leans towards him from inside the plain workroom, where a spinning wheel stands nearby. The surrounding Seventh Story identifies the lovers Simona and Pasquino before their fatal visit to a garden.
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Louis Chalon. "Simona and Pasquino at the Window" [editorial title]. In The Decameron, Volume I, Giovanni Boccaccio; translated by J. M. Rigg; illustrated by Louis Chalon. Volume I; translated by J. M. Rigg, illustrated by Louis Chalon; privately printed, London; undated title., undated edition, Privately printed. Source scan leaf 347. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0261-0340
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The Decameron, Volume IGiovanni Boccaccio; translated by J. M. Rigg; illustrated by Louis ChalonUndated editionMore from this book
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Louis Chalon. Simona and Pasquino at the Window. The Decameron, Volume I. Scan leaf 347. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0261-0340