Engualdrada mariée par l’empereur Othon à un jeune noble · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Engualdrada mariée par l’empereur Othon à un jeune noble
Subject: Marriage; Engeldruda; Chastity; Arranged Marriage
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Rome
Description: When the Emperor Otho laid eyes on Engeldruda, her beauty led him to choose her as the maiden that would be married off to a man named Illitio. She is represented standing with a group of women, with herself at the front wearing a bright red gown. The emperor is wearing a blue cloak with a crown, and Illitio is seated in the throne in a green cloak.
Image Creator: Master of the Cleres Femmes of the Duke of Berry (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:20259
Language: fre
Source Name: Livre des Femmes Nobles et Renommées
Parent Collection: 1403 Paris
Image: mta_20259_OBJ.png