Sabine pompée femme de neron · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Sabine pompée femme de neron
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Ancient Rome; Italy
Description: This illumination depicts a portrait of Sabina Poppaea, the wife of Emperor Nero. She is illustrated wearing a garment to cover her face and head and is pictured wearing heavy clothing. Boccaccio explains that Sabina Poppaea was modest when she was out in public, which is why she is depicted in this manner in the image. Sabina Poppaea was famous for using her cunning and beauty to seduce Nero into marrying her in order to be empress.
Image Creator: Robinet Testard (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:18102
Language: frm
Source Name: Boccace, Des cleres et nobles femmes, traduction française anonyme [Boccaccio, The cleric and noble women, anonymous French translation]
Parent Collection: Boccace, Des cleres et nobles femmes, traduction française anonyme. Illuminations by Robinet Testard (1488-1496); Boccace, Des cleres et nobles femmes, traduction française anonyme. Illuminations by Robinet Testard (1488-1496)
Image: mta_18102_OBJ.png
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Famous Women; Sabina Poppaea; Emperor Nero; Noble Women; Important Women