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Title
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Cy apres sensuit hystoire de ypermestre royne des arginiens
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Description
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This illumination depicts Hypermnestra, daughter of King Danaus of The Argives, helping her lover escape from her father’s wrath. Boccaccio explains that King Danaus wanted to secure his throne by eliminating any possible heirs. He married each of his daughters off to his many nephews and instructed them to kill their grooms after the wedding. All but Hypermnestra followed through on these orders, as she fell in love with her new groom and cousin. She helped him escape, as illustrated in the image. Her husband, Lynceus (also known as Linus), is depicted in a red outfit looking at his wife after being led out of the castle to escape. Hypermnestra’s father is illustrated coming out of the castle door about to grab onto his daughter. She was put into prison by her father for disobeying him, however, Lynceus eventually defeats his father-in-law and releases his wife from prison.
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Image Creator
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Anonymous (Illuminator)
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Identifier
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mta:18428
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Source Name
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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]
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Image
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