A l’aide de sa ceinture, Claudia Quinta tire un bateau portant la statue de Cybèle · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: A l’aide de sa ceinture, Claudia Quinta tire un bateau portant la statue de Cybèle
Subject: Statue; Goddesses; Cybele; Chastity; Purity
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Rome
Description: When the boat carrying the statue of Cybele got stuck in the shallow water, Claudia Quinta prayed to the goddess that if she were chaste, she should use her belt to pull the boat to shore. After praying, she ordered the other women to help her, and they successfully pulled the boat to shore. This changed everyone's opinion of Claudia Quinta, since this act displayed her remarkable chastity. Claudia Quinta is represented in the red gown, pulling the boat which is seen carrying the statue of Cybele. Beside her are two women, helping and watching as the boat comes to shore.
Image Creator: Master of the Cleres Femmes of the Duke of Berry (Illuminator)
Type: Text; illumination
Identifier: mta:20208
Language: fre
Source Name: Livre des Femmes Nobles et Renommées
Parent Collection: 1403 Paris; 1403 Paris
Image: mta_20208_OBJ.png
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Statue; Goddesses; Cybele; Chastity; Purity