Cy sensuit histoire de hortencie de quint hortencien fille · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Cy sensuit histoire de hortencie de quint hortencien fille
Subject: Important Women; Famous Women; Oration; Quintus Hortensius; Triumvirs; Triumvirate; Hortensia
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Italy; Ancient Rome
Description: This illustration depicts Hortensia, the daughter of famous orator Quintus Hortensius, speaking in front of the triumvirs. Hortensia inherited the gift of oration from her father, and when the triumvirs raised taxes unbearably high, she spoke so eloquently to them that they revoked the taxes. The triumvirs have pleasantly surprised looks on their faces as they are impressed with Hortensia’s abilities. Hortensia appears to look confident as she speaks to them.
Image Creator: Master of Boethius (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:20148
Language: frm
Source Name: Des cleres et nobles femmes, De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation
Parent Collection: 1410 Paris; 1410 Paris
Image: mta_20148_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Important Women; Famous Women; Oration; Quintus Hortensius; Triumvirs; Triumvirate; Hortensia