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Title
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Opi Saturni Coniuge
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Description
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Ops, the wife of Saturn, is depicted in this image laying in a bed after just having given birth to her children, Jupiter, Neptune and Pluto. Jupiter is illustrated being carried away to safety by a servant on the right side of the engraving. Boccaccio explains that Saturn and Ops’ brother, Titan, planned to kill the new born babies to avoid them growing up and defeating them. Saturn is illustrated with his hands outstretched towards baby Jupiter. Titan is at the foot of Ops’ bed with a sword in his hand.
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Image Creator
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Anonymous (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:18125
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Source Name
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Iohannis Bocacij in librum de claris mulieribus
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Image
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mta_18125_OBJ.jpg