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Title
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Cy apres sensuit hystoire de penelope femme de Ulixes
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Description
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This image depicts Penelope, the wife of Ulysses, weaving in the centre of the image as she waits for her husband to return from the Trojan War. Penelope had many suitors over the 20 years that she waited for Ulysses to return home; however, Boccaccio explains in his story that Penelope remained entirely faithful over the duration of his absence. Penelope told the suitors that she would continue to wait for her husband to return until she was done weaving a cloth, which is why she is depicted weaving in this image. Each night, she would undo all the weaving she had done that day so she could continue waiting for Ulysses. There are suitors in front of Penelope kneeling as they try to impress her. When Ulysses finally returned home, he had slain every suitor in his palace. Ulysses and two of his servants are depicted standing behind Penelope as they swing their swords to kill Penelope’s suitors.
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Image Creator
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Anonymous (Illuminator)
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Identifier
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mta:18451
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Source Name
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Livre que fist Jehan BOCACE de Certalde des cleres et nobles femmes, lequel il envoia à Audice de Accioroles de Florence, contesse de Haulteville [Book from Giovanni Boccaccio of Certaldo called the cleric and noble women, of which he sent to Audice Accioroles of Florence, Countess of Haulteville]
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Image
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