Nastagio degli Onesti
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Eighth tale (V, 8)
Nastagio degli Onesti, loving a damsel of the Traversari family, by lavish expenditure gains not her love. At the instance of his kinsfolk he hies him to Chiassi, where he sees a knight hunt a damsel and slay her and cause her to be devoured by two dogs. He bids his kinsfolk and the lady that he loves to breakfast. During the meal the said damsel is torn in pieces before the eyes of the lady, who, fearing a like fate, takes Nastagio to husband.
Filomena's tale may originate from the early thirteenth century Chronicle of Helinandus. However, the tale was a widespread one and Boccaccio could have taken it from any number of sources or even oral tradition.
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Sandro Botticelli
- Nastagio degli Onesti, primo episodio (1483)
- Nastagio degli Onesti, secondo episodio (1483)
- Nastagio degli Onesti, terzo episodio (1483)
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