Cy apres sensuit de la tres noble veturie rommanie matrone · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Cy apres sensuit de la tres noble veturie rommanie matrone
Subject: Important Women; Famous Women; Roman Matrons; Veturia
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Italy; Ancient Rome
Description: This illumination depicts the noble Roman matron Veturia speaking with her son, Coriolanus. Veturia was a famous for saving Rome from what would have been a violent attack on the city. Her son had been exiled from Rome, and to exact his revenge, he planned an attack on the city with Volscian enemies. Veturia went and spoke to her son and convinced him to call off the attack. Veturia’s daughter-in-law and grandchild are standing behind her, along with other Roman citizens. Coriolanus has his soldiers standing behind him. Women began to gain more respect from men in Rome due to Vetruria’s actions.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:19984
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_19984_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Important Women; Famous Women; Roman Matrons; Veturia