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Title
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De Ysiphile regina lemni
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Description
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Hypsipyle and her father, King Thaos of Lemnos, are depicted on the right-hand side of the engraving. We know that the figures are Hypsipyle and Thaos as the creator engraved their names beside their bodies. Hypsipyle appears to be in discussion with her father, as she tells him that the women of Lemnos are planning to turn on all the men of the city and kill them. Boccaccio explains that Hypsipyle warns her father of the crime so that she may help him escape. There is a woman on the left-hand side of the engraving with a sword in her right hand and a man’s head in her left as she carries out the plan to kill the men of the city. Later in life, Hypsipyle has a ward named Archemorus. He is depicted in the background of the engraving, lying on the ground with a snake biting into his chest. This kills the child, and Hypsipyle is illustrated with her hands in the air as she grieves for him.
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Image Creator
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Anonymous (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:11915
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Source Name
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De Claris Mulieribus
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Image
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mta_11915_OBJ.jpg
mta_11915_OBJ.jpg