Clélie à cheval traverse le Tibre · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Clélie à cheval traverse le Tibre
Subject: Etruscans; Hostages; Equestrian; Honour; Cloelia; Romans
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Tiber River
Description: After Cloelia was captured and held hostage with many other maidens and children, she planned and executed their escape. Rather than being reprimanded, she was considered to be very honorable, and was allowed to take with her to be free whichever hostages she chose. She chose the children. During their escape, she found a horse, despite having never ridden a horse before, and used it to help the hostages cross the Tiber river. The image represents this scene, with only Cleolia on the horse in the middle of the river.
Image Creator: Master of the Cleres Femmes of the Duke of Berry (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:20066
Language: fre
Source Name: Livre des Femmes Nobles et Renommées
Parent Collection: 1403 Paris; 1403 Paris
Image: mta_20066_OBJ.png
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Etruscans; Hostages; Equestrian; Honour; Cloelia; Romans