Cy apres sensuit de yrene des romans et de constantin noble dame et empereys · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Cy apres sensuit de yrene des romans et de constantin noble dame et empereys
Subject: Constantine; Empress; Important Women; Famous Women; Noble Women; Irene
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Turkey; Constantinople
Description: This illumination depicts Irene sitting on a throne with her son, Constantine, standing beside her while wearing a blue robe and holding a crown over his head. Irene and Constantine compete for the throne multiple times throughout their lives. Constantine is depicted taking the crown and throne from Irene in this image, with a servant grabbing her arm to escort her away. Irene eventually blinds her son, and after he fell ill and died, she took the throne back. Irene famous for her reign as empress of Constantinople.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:19776
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_19776_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Constantine; Empress; Important Women; Famous Women; Noble Women; Irene