De la tres noble Europe royne des cretiens · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: De la tres noble Europe royne des cretiens
Subject: Important Women; Famous Women; Important Queens; Jupiter; Gods; Europa; Abduction
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Ancient Greece; Phoenicia; Crete
Description: This illuminated image depicts Europa, the daughter of king Agenor of Phoenicia, on a ship that is sailing towards Crete. The ship has red flag with an emblem of a white cow on the left side which symbolizes the god Jupiter. Jupiter had fallen in love with Europa and abducted her and put her on the ship illustrated in the image. They then sailed to Crete together, where she became the queen. There is what appears to be a slave on the ship as well who is holding an oar as he rows the boat.
Image Creator: Robinet Testard (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:17130
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)
Image: mta_17130_OBJ.png