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Title
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Cy apres sensuit de marianme des iuifs royne
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Description
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This illumination depicts Mariamne, the queen of Judaea, standing on the left side of the image wearing a blue dress and a crown. Mariamne was renowned for her incredible beauty, and for having been the wife of the jealous King Herod. Boccaccio explains that King Herod was so jealous and protective of Mariamne, that he did not want her to outlive him. He devised a plan for someone to murder Mariamne if he were to die before her, so that no one else could have her. The assassin is illustrated on the right side of the image swinging a sword above his head to kill Mariamne.
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Image Creator
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Anonymous (Illuminator)
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Identifier
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mta:18519
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Source Name
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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]
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Image
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mta_18519_OBJ.jpg
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Subject
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Important Queens
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Famous Women
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Noble Women
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Beauty
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Mariamne
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King Herod
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Important Women