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Title
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Von Camilla der künigin volscozum
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Description
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Metabus, king of the Volscians, is depicted on the right side of the engraving with a lance in his hands. We know that this is Metabus as his name is engraved above his head. Boccaccio explains that after being exiled from his kingdom, he took his only daughter with him to safety. When he came across a river, he tied his daughter Camilla to a lance and hurled it across the river in order to save her. They both survived, and Camilla grew up to be a strong, fierce warrior. Camilla goes to war against the Trojans and ends up getting wounded by a Trojan knight named Arruns. This is depicted in the background of the engraving, as Camilla is seen riding on her horse with a lance under her arm as she charges at the enemy. Her name is engraved above her head to identify her. The enemy’s lance is illustrated piercing the chest of Camilla which ends up killing her.
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Image Creator
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Anonymous (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:17995
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Source Name
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Hyenach volget der kurcz syn von ettlichen frauen von denen johannes boccacius in latein beschriben hat und doctor heinricus stainhöwel geteütschet [Following the short stories of several women of which Giovanni Boccaccio wrote in Latin, and doctor Heinrich Steinhöwel translated]
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Image
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Subject
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Famous Women
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Camilla
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Metabus
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Greek Mythology
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Metabus
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Important Women
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