Gaye Criolle · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture · Center for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Gaye Criolle
Subject: Famous Women; Important Queens; Tarquinius Priscus; Wool Work; Weaving; Gaia Cyrilla; Important Women
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Ancient Rome; Italy
Description: This illumination depicts a portrait of a woman named Gaia Cyrilla. She is illustrated on a side profile as she appears to be looking and pointing towards the water in the background of the image. Gaia was renowned for having been the wife of Tarquinius Priscus, king of the Romans. She was also famous for dedicating much of her life to the art of wool work and weaving.
Image Creator: Robinet Testard (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:18008
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_18008_OBJ.png
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Famous Women; Important Queens; Tarquinius Priscus; Wool Work; Weaving; Gaia Cyrilla; Important Women