Veturia der Edlen Römerin · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Veturia der Edlen Römerin
Period: 1500-1550;
Geographic: Ancient Rome; Italy
Description: A noble Roman woman named Veturia is depicted on the right side of the engraving with her daughter-in law and grandchild beside her. She is illustrated pointing at the man on the left side of the engraving. This man is her son, Coriolanus. They are depicted standing in the middle of a war camp site, with tents and cannons surrounding them. Boccaccio explains that after Coriolanus had been exiled from Rome for neglecting the plebian class, he planned an attack on Rome. Veturia, with the help of her daughter-in-law (Volumnia) and grandchild, went to speak with Coriolanus at his camp and convinced him to not go through with the attack. Boccaccio explains that he decided to write on Veturia for her honour as a mother and a woman.
Image Creator: Joerg Breu (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:18362
Language: ger
Source Name: Ein schöne Cronica oder Hystoribuch von den fürnämlichsten Weybern [A beautiful chronicle or history book of reputable women]
Parent Collection: 1543 Stayner; 1543 Stayner
Image: mta_18362_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Veturia; Important Women; Famous Women; Mothers; Roman Matrons; Roman Legend