Cy apres sensuit hystoire de Semuramus royne des assiriens tres ancienne · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Cy apres sensuit hystoire de Semuramus royne des assiriens tres ancienne
Subject: Important Women; Famous Women; Important Queens; King Ninus; Semiramis
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Mesopotamia; Levant; Assyria
Description: This illuminated image depicts Semiramis, an ancient queen of the Assyrians. She is depicted wearing clothing specific to the time of the creation of the image. She is depicted wearing a crown to signify her status as queen. After her husband (King Ninus) died, she decided to disguise herself as their son so that she could obtain power of the kingdom. She led her kingdom fearlessly and achieved great military success, which is why she is depicted holding a sword in the image. The boy on the right of the image is assumed to be her son, as they look alike in the face and hair colour.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:18417
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_18417_OBJ.jpg