Cy apres sensuit de jehanne de jerusalem et de sycile royne · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Cy apres sensuit de jehanne de jerusalem et de sycile royne
Subject: Important Women; Famous Women; Important Queens; Joanna
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Sicily; Jerusalem
Description: This illumination depicts Queen Joanna of Jerusalem and Sicily sitting on a throne with her subjects surrounding her. She is depicted wearing a crown to demonstrate her royal status. Her subjects appear to be handing her gifts. Boccaccio explains that Joanna was a praiseworthy subject to write on as she was an impressive ruler which was not common for women during her time.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:19778
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_19778_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Important Women; Famous Women; Important Queens; Joanna