La déesse honorée dans un temple · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: La déesse honorée dans un temple
Subject: Throne; Goddesses; Temples; Sacrifice
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Rome
Description: Opis, also called Ops or Rhea, is seated in a throne in the center of the image. She was mistakenly considered not only a queen, but also a deity by mortals. This resulted in temples and sacrifices being accorded to her. In the image she is located inside one of the temples that was built in her honor.
Image Creator: Master of the Cleres Femmes of the Duke of Berry (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:19796
Language: fre
Source Name: Livre des Femmes Nobles et Renommées
Parent Collection: 1403 Paris; 1403 Paris
Image: mta_19796_OBJ.png
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Throne; Goddesses; Temples; Sacrifice