De Yrene constatinopolitano iparice · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: De Yrene constatinopolitano iparice
Subject: Irene; Charlemagne; Important Women; Famous Women
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Byzantium; Eastern Roman Empire; Roman Empire
Description: The left side of the engraving depicts Empress Irene of the Eastern Roman Empire sitting on her throne. There is a man kneeling in front of her presenting her with the globus cruciger to demonstrate her authority. The right side of the image depicts the pope crowning Charlemagne as emperor. The pope did not recognize Irene’s rule as she was a woman, which led him to coronate Charlemagne as emperor.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:26155
Language: lat
Source Name: De Claris Mulieribus
Parent Collection: 1473 Ulm
Image: mta_26155_OBJ.jpg