Illustratie voor de Decamerone van Boccaccio
1697
Medium
etching
Dimensions
72; 80
About this artwork
Illustratie voor de Decamerone van Boccaccio, historie LXXI. De vrouw van Gasparino en haar minnaar Gulsar staan bij het bed. Op tafel liggen de muntstukken die Gulsar betaald heeft.
Art Historical Context
This delicate etching by Romeyn de Hooghe, created in 1697, serves as an illustration for story LXXI in Boccaccio’s *Decameron*. Measuring just 72 by 80 millimeters, the small print captures a private moment from the tale: Gasparino’s wife and her lover Gulsar stand beside a bed, while coins paid by the lover rest on a nearby table. De Hooghe, a leading Dutch printmaker of the late Golden Age, specialized in lively book illustrations that brought literary narratives to life for a broad audience. The scene reflects the *Decameron*’s enduring fascination with wit, desire, and social transgressi...
About the Artist
Romeyn de Hooghe · 1645–1708
Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708) was a Dutch Baroque engraver, draughtsman, and political satirist who became the most prolific and versatile graphic artist of the Dutch Republic in the late seventeenth century. Born in Amsterdam, he rose to become one of early modern Europe's most important printmakers and a pioneering master of political satire. De Hooghe's significance extends far beyond his techn...