[Mariamne and her brother Aristobulus] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Mariamne and her brother Aristobulus]
Subject: Aristobulus; Mariamne; Important Women; Famous Women; Mark Antony
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Judaea
Description: This image depicts a young Mariamne and Aristobulus sitting on the left side of the image having their portraits painted by the man sitting on the right side of the image. Mariamne and Aristobulus were the children of King Alexander and Queen Alexandra of Judaea. Mariamne and Aristobulus were renowned for their divine beauty, so their mother had an artist paint a portrait of them to send to the triumvir Mark Antony to win his favour. Mariamne would come to marry King Herod the Great.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:25517
Language: frm
Source Name: De la louenge et vertu des nobles et cleres dames [Of praise and virtue of the noble and clergy women]
Parent Collection: 1493 Paris
Image: mta_25517_OBJ.jpg