Cy apres sensuit de la tres noble deyanire femme de hercules · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Cy apres sensuit de la tres noble deyanire femme de hercules
Subject: Important Women; Famous Women; Nessus; Roman Mythology; Deianira; Hercules
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Aetolia; Ancient Greece; Calydon; Evenus River
Description: Hercules is illustrated on the right side of the image with his bow in his hand. He shot an arrow at Nessus, who is riding a horse through a river on the left side of the image. Boccaccio explains that Nessus was riding horseback, however, Nessus is known to be a centaur in Greek Mythology. Hercules was with his wife Deianira when they came across a flooded river. Nessus came along and offered to take Deianira safely across the river on his horse. Nessus betrayed Hercules’ trust and began to run away with Deianira after crossing the river. Hercules uses a poison infused arrow to shoot Nessus and rescue his wife. The arrow that Hercules shot is visibly sticking out of Nessus’ chest.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:18436
Language: frm
Source Name: Livre que fist Jehan BOCACE de Certalde des cleres et nobles femmes, lequel il envoia à Audice de Accioroles de Florence, contesse de Haulteville [Book from Giovanni Boccaccio of Certaldo called the cleric and noble women, of which he sent to Audice Accioroles of Florence, Countess of Haulteville]
Parent Collection: 1401 Florence; 1401 Florence
Image: mta_18436_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Important Women; Famous Women; Nessus; Roman Mythology; Deianira; Hercules

Media: mta_18436_OBJ.jpg