[Verginia Being Cast Out of the Patricia Pudicitia Temple] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Verginia Being Cast Out of the Patricia Pudicitia Temple]
Subject: Temples; Pudicitia; Important Women; Verginia
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Ancient Rome; Italy
Description: This illustration depicts Verginia being cast out of a temple dedicated to Patricia Pudicitia due to being married to a plebeian man. She is illustrated being physically pushed out by someone who is standing behind her with their hands on her back. Verginia thought this was unjust as, despite being married to a plebeian, she was a noblewoman herself. In response to being kicked out of the temple, Verginia created her own temple for plebeian women, consecrated to Plebeia Pudicitia. She is depicted in the background of the image in front of the small altar of her new site.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:12014
Language: frm
Source Name: De la louenge et vertu des nobles et cleres dames [Of praise and virtue of the noble and clergy women]
Parent Collection: 1493 Paris; 1493 Paris
Image: mta_12014_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Temples; Pudicitia; Important Women; Verginia