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Title
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Tysbe der Yungfrawen von Babylonia
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Description
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Thisbe, a young woman from Babylon, is depicted in the centre of the engraving with her arms in the air after finding her lover (Pyramus) dead. Boccaccio explains that the two lovers were forbidden from being together, so they devised a plan to run away. Thisbe waited for Pyramus by the fountain depicted on the left side of the engraving when a lioness appeared. Thisbe ran into the woods to hide from the animal. The lioness, with a blood-stained mouth, chewed on the cloak that Thisbe left behind after running. This is illustrated in the foreground of the engraving in front of the fountain. Pyramus had then arrived at the meeting point, only to find the bloody cloak of Thisbe. Believing her to be dead, Pyramus killed himself with his sword. Pyramus is depicted lying on the ground with his sword impaled through his chest. Thisbe found Pyramus as he was dying and impaled herself with the same sword in order to be with her lover.
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Image Creator
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Joerg Breu (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:18266
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Source Name
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Ein schöne Cronica oder Hystoribuch von den fürnämlichsten Weybern [A beautiful chronicle or history book of reputable women]
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Image
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Subject
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Thisbe
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Pyramus
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Important Women
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Famous Women
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Roman Legend
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Forbidden Love
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