De Veturia: noble dueña romana · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: De Veturia: noble dueña romana
Subject: Famous Women; Veturia; Mothers; Roman Legends; Important Women
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Italy; Ancient Rome
Description: An old noble Roman woman named Veturia is depicted on the right side of the engraving with her daughter-in law and grandchild beside her. We know this figure is Veturia as her name is engraved below her feet. She is illustrated pointing at the man on the left side of the engraving. This man is her son, Coriolanus (his name is engraved above his head). 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: Anonymous (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:16676
Language: spa
Source Name: De Las Mujeres Ilustres [On Famous Women]
Parent Collection: 1494 Mujeres Ilustres
Image: mta_16676_OBJ.png