[Thamyris Painting a Portrait of a King] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Thamyris Painting a Portrait of a King]
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Ancient Greece
Description: This illustration depicts a young woman named Thamyris sitting in front of an easel as she holds a brush with her right hand and a pallet in her left as she paints a portrait of what seems to be a king. There are two men standing behind her who look amazed at the work she is producing. Boccaccio explains that Thamyris was renowned for her exceptional painting skills.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:12007
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_12007_OBJ.png
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Thamyris; Painting; Important Women