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Title
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De Ypmestra argiuorum regina et sacerdore ioui
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Description
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Hypermnestra and her husband, Linus, are illustrated on the edge of the bed on the right-hand side of the engraving. We know these figures are Hypermnestra and Linus as their names are engraved above their heads. Hypermnestra is depicted with her arm lovingly touching Linus’ chest, with her left hand pointing towards the door. As Boccaccio explains, a prophecy told Hypermnestra’s father that one of his nephews would kill him, so he married all his daughters to his nephews and instructed them to kill their new grooms to avoid this prophecy from happening. Hypermnestra, however, fell in love with Linus. She is depicted pointing at the door instructing him to leave to avoid her father and sisters from killing him. One of her sisters is depicted lying in the bed behind her, already having killed her husband, along with the other husbands that have been murdered.
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Image Creator
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Anonymous (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:11913
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Source Name
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De Claris Mulieribus
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Image
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