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Isabella and the Pot of Basil by William Holman Hunt, 1868. Isabella, or the Pot of Basil (1818) is a narrative poem by John Keats adapted from a story in Boccaccio's Decameron (IV, 5). It tells the tale of a young woman whose family intend to marry her to "some high noble and his olive trees", but who falls for Lorenzo, one of her brothers ...
Isabella and the Pot of Basil is a painting completed in 1868 by the English artist William Holman Hunt depicting a scene from John Keats's poem Isabella, or the Pot of Basil. It depicts the heroine Isabella caressing the basil pot in which she had buried the severed head of her murdered lover Lorenzo.
The painting illustrates an episode from Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron novel Lisabetta e il testo di bassilico (1349 - 1353), which was reused for John Keats's poem, Isabella, or the Pot of Basil, which describes the relationship between Isabella, the sister of wealthy medieval merchants, and Lorenzo, an employee of Isabella's brothers. It ...
The Pot of Basil may refer to a story in The Decameron or works inspired by it: An important item in the fifth story on the fourth day; see Summary of Decameron tales#Fourth day. Isabella, or the Pot of Basil, 1818 poem by John Keats; Isabella and the Pot of Basil, 1868 painting by William Holman Hunt
Isabella and the Pot of Basil by William Holman Hunt. Lisabetta's brothers slay her lover. He appears to her in a dream and shows her where he is buried. She disinters the head and sets it in a pot of basil, whereon she daily weeps a great while. Her brothers take the pot from her and she dies shortly after.
Fresh or dried herbs: basil, parsley, oregano, or dill Red pepper flakes Additional veggies, like frozen peas or diced zucchini (add them to the broth along with the greens)
Baked Chicken, Broccoli, and Rice. This classic casserole recipe is dump-and-bake, meaning there's only two steps to the entire thing. You just mix cream of broccoli soup, rice, water, and ...
The ballad was collected by Cecil Sharp in 1904 but is considerably older than that. It is a re-telling of a 14th-century tale called Isabella and the Pot of Basil by Boccaccio although, according to The Penguin Book of English Folk Songs the story was probably not new even then. [2]