Cy apres sensuit de Anthonie fille de Anthone · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Cy apres sensuit de Anthonie fille de Anthone
Subject: Octavia; Cleopatra; Livia; Drusus; Important Women; Famous Women; Noble Women; Chastity; Antonia; Mark Antony
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Ancient Rome; Italy
Description: This illumination depicts Antonia, the daughter of the famous Mark Antony and Octavia. She is illustrated on the right side of the image wearing a blue dress. Antonia is famous for having remained a widow for the rest of her life following her husband Drusus’ death. She spent most of her time with her mother-in-law, Livia, who is presumably one of the women depicted on the left side of the image.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:18521
Language: frm
Source Name: Livre que fist Jehan BOCACE de Certalde des cleres et nobles femmes, lequel il envoia à Audice de Accioroles de Florence, contesse de Haulteville [Book from Giovanni Boccaccio of Certaldo called the cleric and noble women, of which he sent to Audice Accioroles of Florence, Countess of Haulteville]
Parent Collection: 1401 Florence; 1401 Florence
Image: mta_18521_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Octavia; Cleopatra; Livia; Drusus; Important Women; Famous Women; Noble Women; Chastity; Antonia; Mark Antony