Arthemese royne de Cere · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Arthemese royne de Cere
Subject: Chastity; Devotion; Mausoleums; Mausolus; Important Women; Famous Women; Important Queens; Noble Women; Artemisia
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Halicarnassus; Modern day Turkey; Caria
Description: This illumination depicts a portrait of a woman named Artemisia. She appears to have a solemn look on her face as she looks down and has her hands together in prayer. She is wearing clothing that suggests she is a widow. Artemisia was married to Mausolus, the king of Caria, and was so grieved by his death that she ordered a magnificent sepulcher to be erected in his honour. She is famous for having remained a widow for the rest of her life after Mausolus’ death.
Image Creator: Robinet Testard (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:18031
Language: frm
Source Name: Boccace, Des cleres et nobles femmes, traduction française anonyme [Boccaccio, The cleric and noble women, anonymous French translation]
Parent Collection: Boccace, Des cleres et nobles femmes, traduction française anonyme. Illuminations by Robinet Testard (1488-1496); Boccace, Des cleres et nobles femmes, traduction française anonyme. Illuminations by Robinet Testard (1488-1496)
Image: mta_18031_OBJ.png
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Chastity; Devotion; Mausoleums; Mausolus; Important Women; Famous Women; Important Queens; Noble Women; Artemisia