Cy apres sensuit de agripine de germanice feme · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Cy apres sensuit de agripine de germanice feme
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Italy; Ancient Rome
Description: This illumination depicts Agrippina, the wife of Germanicus, being forced to eat food while in prison. Agrippina is in the centre of the image as she looks out of the window of her prison cell. Her father-in-law, Tiberius, put her in prison after killing his son (her husband, Germanicus). Agrippina decided to starve herself to death to avoid dying at Tiberius’ hands, however, Tiberius force fed her so that she would not die on her own accord. The men on the left side of the image are carrying food and water to force Agrippina to eat so that she does not starve herself to death.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:18522
Language: frm
Source Name: Livre que fist Jehan BOCACE de Certalde des cleres et nobles femmes, lequel il envoia à Audice de Accioroles de Florence, contesse de Haulteville [Book from Giovanni Boccaccio of Certaldo called the cleric and noble women, of which he sent to Audice Accioroles of Florence, Countess of Haulteville]
Parent Collection: 1401 Florence; 1401 Florence
Image: mta_18522_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Germanicus; Famous Women; Important Women; Tiberius; Agrippina