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The unidentified woman invited friends to join her in the 15th-century water feature

Giovanni Boccaccio’s The Decameron (1353) is a classic plague book. It follows ten noble people quarantining together in a beautiful villa in the Italian countryside. They have fled Florence where in 1348, when the story is set, a deadly Black Death outbreak is raging. While the sick are abandoned and…

The Decameron episode 1 sees the black death cause devastation in Florence in the 14th century.

The unknown woman was seen climbing up the bronze Bacchus statue that is a replica of the original by 16th century sculptor Giambologna

Tourist faces lifetime ban from the city if identified

Local media reports say 17-year-old is suspected of stunt, which was posted on Instagram

Suspected killer Chase Garvey, 21, was not invited to the party but was known to others at the gathering