Cy apres sensuit de gayie cyrille femme de tarquini roy des rommans · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Cy apres sensuit de gayie cyrille femme de tarquini roy des rommans
Subject: Tarquinius Priscus; Important Women; Famous Women; Wool Work; Weaving; Gaia Cyrilla
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Italy; Ancient Rome
Description: This illumination depicts Gaia Cyrilla, the wife of King Tarquinius Priscus, sitting on the left side of the image spinning wool. She is illustrated wearing a blue dress and a crown to signify her royal status. She is depicted spinning as she was renowned for being skilled in the art of weaving during her time. There are other women in the image who are also working with wool. Boccaccio believes Gaia Cyrilla to be praiseworthy as wool working was an admirable craft.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:19974
Language: frm
Source Name: 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]
Parent Collection: 1401 Florence
Image: mta_19974_OBJ.jpg