Von Lavinia der künigin laurentum · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Von Lavinia der künigin laurentum
Subject: Famous Women; Important Queens; Lavinia; Aeneas; Important Women
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Italy; Laurentum
Description: This engraving depicts Lavinia, wife of Aeneas and queen of Laurentum, hiding in the forest with her baby in fear of her step-son, Ascanius. Lavinia had given birth to a son who she named Silvius. Boccaccio explains that after Aeneas died, Lavinia fled to the forest as she was afraid that her step-son would kill her. Lavinia was wrong, and Ascanius voluntarily gave the kingdom of Laurentum back to her and helped raise Silvius. Lavinia’s name is engraved at the top of the image, and Silvius’ name is engraved below his body at the bottom of the engraving. Ascanius is pictured on the right-hand side of the engraving with his hand touching a young Silvius’ face with brotherly affection.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:17997
Language: ger
Source Name: Hyenach volget der kurcz syn von ettlichen frauen von denen johannes boccacius in latein beschriben hat und doctor heinricus stainhöwel geteütschet [Following the short stories of several women of which Giovanni Boccaccio wrote in Latin, and doctor Heinrich Steinhöwel translated]
Parent Collection: 1473 Augsburg; 1473 Augsburg
Image: mta_17997_OBJ.png
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Famous Women; Important Queens; Lavinia; Aeneas; Important Women