Fiammetta is one of the most famous literary characters, she appears in several of Boccaccio’s works, she was his muse and lover and was traditionally associated with Maria d’Aquino, a noblewoman of Naples, who was an illegitimate daughter of Robert Wise, King of Naples and Count of Provence. Fiammetta's song by Edwin Austin Abbey (Photo… Continue reading Fiammetta
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Where are the kisses?
Today is Valentine’s day and my first idea for today’s post was create a little gallery with images of romantic love created by women artists. I couldn’t imagine how hard it would be. In my research I could see that women artists didn’t express romantic love usually in their work. Very often we can find… Continue reading Where are the kisses?