Illustratie voor de Decamerone van Boccaccio
1697
Medium
etching
Dimensions
73; 80
About this artwork
Illustratie voor: Contes et nouvelles de Bocace Florentin. Traduction libre, 2 delen, Amsterdam, George Gallet, 1697. Latere edities met dezelfde illustraties uit 1699, 1702, 1732.
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of 17th Dutch illustration with Romeyn de Hooghe's *Illustratie voor de Decamer van Boccaccio* (1697), a delicate etching measuring just 73mm by 80mm. Created as one of the illustrations for the French edition *Contes et nouvelles de Bocace Florentin*, free translation of Giovanni Boccaccio's medieval masterpiece *The Decameron* published in Amsterdam by George Gallet, this small print captures the spirit of the Italian author's tales of love, mischief, and human folly told amid the Black Death. De Hooghe, a prolific Dutch Baroque artist renowned for his intricate ...
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...