Cy sensuit histoire de lavine royne des laurentins · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Cy sensuit histoire de lavine royne des laurentins
Subject: Ascanius; Silvius; Aeneas; Important Women; Famous Women; Greek Mythology; Roman Mythology; Lavinia
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Italy; Laurentum
Description: This illumination depicts Lavinia, the wife of Aeneas and queen of Laurentum, hiding in the forest. Boccaccio explains that after her husband Aeneas died, Lavinia fled to the forest as she was afraid that her stepson would kill her and her newborn son, Silvius. Lavinia was wrong, and Ascanius voluntarily gave the kingdom of Laurentum back to her and helped raise Silvius. Ascanius is depicted holding a crown, presenting it to Lavinia as he offers her kingdom back. Lavinia is depicted holding her newborn son in her arms.
Image Creator: Master of Boethius (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:19937
Language: frm
Source Name: Des cleres et nobles femmes, De claris mulieribus in an anonymous French translation
Parent Collection: 1410 Paris; 1410 Paris
Image: mta_19937_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Ascanius; Silvius; Aeneas; Important Women; Famous Women; Greek Mythology; Roman Mythology; Lavinia