Obsèques solennelles de Poppée · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Obsèques solennelles de Poppée
Subject: Murder; Pregnancy; Death; Marriage; Poppaea
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Rome
Description: Poppaea died while pregnant when Nero kicked her. Refusing to have her cremated, he ordered that her funeral be very elaborate, like those of kings. She was embalmed and buried publicly. In the image, Poppaea’s body is seen being carted around by horses before she is buried. Her funeral was elaborate, and she is dressed in a nice gown and a crown.
Image Creator: Master of the Cleres Femmes of the Duke of Berry (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:20250
Language: fre
Source Name: Livre des Femmes Nobles et Renommées
Parent Collection: 1403 Paris
Image: mta_20250_OBJ.png