[Fleet of King Peter II of Sicily] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Fleet of King Peter II of Sicily]
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Sicily; Italy
Description: This image appears in the chapter that treats the widow named Camiola. The image depicts a fleet of ships which were the fleet of King Peter II of Sicily. The fleet was to bring aid to the city of Lipari which was under siege. During this siege, a man named Roland of Sicily was captured and Camiola paid for his ransom in exchange for his hand in marriage. When he was freed, he lied and said that he never agreed to marry Camiola. She presented her case to a judge and won against Roland.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:25538
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_25538_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Camiola; Roland of Sicily; Important Women; Famous Women