Iejanne royne de Iherusalem et de Sicille · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Iejanne royne de Iherusalem et de Sicille
Subject: Joanna; Joanna I of Naples; Important Women; Famous Women
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Sicily; Naples; Italy; Jerusalem
Description: This image appears in the chapter that treats Queen Joanna of Sicily and Jerusalem. Boccaccio praises Joanna on her fierce ability to rule which was not common for women to do during her time. He explains that Joanna would attack cities until men would flee in fear of her and her forces and she would then siege the cities. This image depicts one of Joanna’s military camps which is outside of the city that is depicted in the background.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:25539
Language: frm
Source Name: De la louenge et vertu des nobles et cleres dames [Of praise and virtue of the noble and clergy women]
Parent Collection: 1493 Paris; 1493 Paris
Image: mta_25539_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Joanna; Joanna I of Naples; Important Women; Famous Women