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Title
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De Paulina Romana femina
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Description
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The Roman woman Paulina is depicted on the left side of the engraving as she kneels in prayer. She is looking up at the statue of the Egyptian god Anubis. The statue of Anubis is sitting on a tall platform, with the name “Anubis” engraved on the platform. Paulina was an incredibly devout and chaste woman and was faithful to her husband. A man named Mundus had fallen in love with Paulina due to her overwhelming beauty, and when she continuously rejected his advances, he devised a plan to have her as his own. Mundus is depicted in the centre of the engraving speaking to a priest. Mundus bribed the priest of the temple to invite Paulina to sleep at the temple to have an encounter with the god Anubis in her sleep. Paulina stayed at the temple, expecting to have an experience with Anubis, however, Mundus came to Paulina in her sleep and pretended to be the god and convinced her to have intercourse with him. This is depicted on the right side of the engraving (someone appears to have damaged the engraving with a black spot to hide the depiction of the sexual acts). Paulina is famous for having been tricked into losing her virtue and chastity. Mundus ended up being exiled, and the priest was tortured for his involvement in the deception.
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Image Creator
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Anonymous (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:26323
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Source Name
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Iohannis Bocacij in librum de claris mulieribus
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Image
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Subject
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Paulina
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Mundus
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Deception
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Anubis
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Egyptian Gods
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Chastity
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