Andreuccio’s Night in Naples

The Decameron

This flow traces Andreuccio’s movement from naïve arrival through layered betrayals to a narrow escape with a valuable ring.

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The Visible Purse The Visible Purse from "The Decameron". The Visible Purse A novice traveler Andreuccio di Pietro arrives to buy horses and openly displays his money in the market.

The Visible Purse from "The Decameron". The Visible Purse A novice traveler Andreuccio di Pietro arrives to buy horses and openly displays his money in the market.

The Visible Purse A novice traveler Andreuccio di Pietro arrives to buy horses and openly displays his money in the market. His inexperience attracts the attention of Fiordaliso. A plan begins Fiordaliso learns his identity and lodging through an older acquaintance. She sends a maid to invite him to her house.

The False Sister The False Sister from "The Decameron". The False Sister A manufactured family tie Fiordaliso welcomes Andreuccio with embraces and claims that she is his half-sister, inventing a history tied to his…

The False Sister from "The Decameron". The False Sister A manufactured family tie Fiordaliso welcomes Andreuccio with embraces and claims that she is his half-sister, inventing a history tied to his…

The False Sister A manufactured family tie Fiordaliso welcomes Andreuccio with embraces and claims that she is his half-sister, inventing a history tied to his father’s time in Sicily. Trust exploited He believes her account and stays for supper. After he falls through a broken privy plank, she takes his clothing and purse and refuses to let him back inside.

The Robbery Reversed The Robbery Reversed from "The Decameron". The Robbery Reversed A new danger Filthy and desperate, Andreuccio meets two thieves, who persuade him to join a plan to rob an archbishop’s tomb.

The Robbery Reversed from "The Decameron". The Robbery Reversed A new danger Filthy and desperate, Andreuccio meets two thieves, who persuade him to join a plan to rob an archbishop’s tomb.

The Robbery Reversed A new danger Filthy and desperate, Andreuccio meets two thieves, who persuade him to join a plan to rob an archbishop’s tomb. A narrow escape A well accident separates him from the thieves, and another group of robbers leaves him trapped in the tomb. He frightens away later intruders and escapes.

The Ruby Ring The Ruby Ring from "The Decameron". The Ruby Ring A desperate choice Inside the tomb, Andreuccio steals the archbishop’s ring and passes other valuables to the thieves, who abandon him by closing…

The Ruby Ring from "The Decameron". The Ruby Ring A desperate choice Inside the tomb, Andreuccio steals the archbishop’s ring and passes other valuables to the thieves, who abandon him by closing…

The Ruby Ring A desperate choice Inside the tomb, Andreuccio steals the archbishop’s ring and passes other valuables to the thieves, who abandon him by closing the tomb. Fortune at last He escapes when new tomb robbers flee at his sudden movement. The stolen ruby becomes the night’s only lasting gain.

Departure from Naples Departure from Naples from "The Decameron". Departure from Naples The danger ends Andreuccio returns to his inn and tells his companions what happened. His host advises him to leave Naples immediately.

Departure from Naples from "The Decameron". Departure from Naples The danger ends Andreuccio returns to his inn and tells his companions what happened. His host advises him to leave Naples immediately.

Departure from Naples The danger ends Andreuccio returns to his inn and tells his companions what happened. His host advises him to leave Naples immediately. A changed traveler He returns to Perugia with the ring instead of the horses he intended to buy. The night has transformed a naïve merchant into a survivor.

Andreuccio’s first morning in Naples

That evening in the Malpertugio quarter

Later that same night

Before dawn after the tomb robbery

The morning after the night’s adventures