Cy sensuit histoire de anthonie fille de anthone · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Cy sensuit histoire de anthonie fille de anthone
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Italy; Ancient Rome
Description: This illumination depicts Antonia, the daughter of the famous Mark Antony and Octavia. She is illustrated on the left side of the image wearing a green dress and a garment on her head. Antonia is famous for having remained a widow for the rest of her life following her husband Drusus’ death. She spent most of her time with her mother-in-law, Livia, who is presumably one of the women depicted on the left side of the image. There is a man attempting to garner Antonia’s attention, however, she has her hand up to reject him as she remains chaste her entire life.
Image Creator: Master of Boethius (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:20153
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_20153_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Mark Antony; Octavia; Cleopatra; Livia; Important Women; Famous Women; Noble Women; Chastity; Drusus; Antonia