Cy sensuit histoire de Semiramis roine des assiriens tres ancienne et tres noble · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Cy sensuit histoire de Semiramis roine des assiriens tres ancienne et tres noble
Subject: Important Women; Important Queens; Famous Women; Semiramis
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Mesopotamia; Levant; Assyria
Description: This illumination depicts Queen Semiramis of the Assyrians sitting on her throne on the left side of the image. She is depicted holding a sword, as she had illustrious military skills. There are armed men standing behind her. Her son, Ninyas, is pictured standing in front of her.
Image Creator: Master of Boethius (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:19803
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_19803_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Important Women; Important Queens; Famous Women; Semiramis