Gardens in Art: Lovers in the Garden
Karen This manuscript illumination by Pietro Crescenzi show two lovers siting on a turf bench inside an enclosed garden. The garden has high walls that provides both protection and privacy. The…
Gardens in Art: Medieval Secular Garden- Emily in Boccaccio’s Teseida
This scene by Barthelemy d’Eyck is from the manuscript, Teseida, an epic poem written by Giovanni Boccaccio c. 1340-1341. It shows Emily, the younger sister of the amazon Hippolyta, sitting…