Description: --> Four Centuries of the world's finest artists from our collection to yours --> Thank you for visiting... Click here for HOT DEALS | Click here for our NO RESERVE AUCTIONS Please feel free to ask any questions you might have about this work and we will answer promptly.International bidders are always welcome to bid and we combine shipping on all orders. --> Artist: Jacques-Clément Wagrez (Paris 1846-1908) Title: Tales of the Decameron Medium: Antique Heliogravure after the original by a Master Engraver. Year: c. 1880 Signature: Signed in the plate, lower left.Condition: ExcellentDimensions: Image Size 7 5/8 x 10 1/8 inches. Framed dimensions: Image Size 17 x 19 inches. Framing: Please This piece has been professionally matted and framed using all new materials. Additional notes: This is not a modern print. This work is more than 125 years old. It is rare and hard to find. Extra Information: On the first day of "The Decameron" the queen tells her story. She says: "Valorous young women, as in the serene nights the stars are the ornament of the sky, and as in spring the flowers are the ornament of the green meadows, so witticisms are the ornament of cultivated manners and agreeable conversation." The young queen's listeners seem pleased with her observations. The Decameron, subtitled Prince Galehaut and sometimes nicknamed l'Umana commedia ("the Human comedy", as it was Boccaccio that dubbed Dante Alighieri's Comedy "Divine"), is a collection of novellas by the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio (1313–1375). The book is structured as a frame story containing 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men; they shelter in a secluded villa just outside Florence in order to escape the Black Death, which was afflicting the city. Boccaccio probably conceived of The Decameron after the epidemic of 1348, and completed it by 1353. The various tales of love in The Decameron range from the erotic to the tragic. Tales of wit, practical jokes, and life lessons. Artist Biography: Jacques-Clément Wagrez (Paris 1846-1908). Wagrez specialized in historical genre paintings mostly settled in the Italian renaissance. They are well done, but mostly without any further intention that to be a nice piece of decoration. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity and is Fully Guaranteed to be Certified as Described Framing Any framing included in a listing is double matted and framed in a solid wood moulding. We can also frame any pieces not listed as such. Please contact us for pricing. We are usually half the price of a regular framer. Shipping Packages are shipped the next business day after confirmed payment is received. If you are making multiple purchases, please request an invoice so that we may combine shipping charges for you. Guarantee We guarantee all our listings to be 100% as described Returns Returns are accepted up to fourteen days after receiving your purchase. Buyer accepts responsibility for any additional shipping charges. | Click here for HOT DEALS | Click here for our NO RESERVE AUCTIONS |
Price: 369 USD
Location: Cape Coral, Florida
End Time: 2025-02-02T22:10:37.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
Style: Old Master
Type: Print
Features: Framed, Matted, Signed
Subject: Figures & Portraits
Signed: Signed
Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Print Type: Heliogravure, Photogravure
Size Type/Largest Dimension: Medium (Up to 30in.)
Framed/Unframed: Matted & Framed
