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Title
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Flore ribaude déesse de florus femme de zephyrus
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Description
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This illumination depicts a portrait of a woman named Flora. Flora was a famous prostitute in Rome who was incredibly wealthy. She is illustrated in this image with her breasts exposed to signify her status as a prostitute. Boccaccio explains that Flora used her wealth to have annual games held in her honour. He also explains that the Roman senate did not want a prostitute being honoured, so they fabricated a story which describes Flora being married to the wind, Zephyrus, who made her a goddess of flowers and trees. There are trees illustrated in the background of the illumination to signify her connection to this story.
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Image Creator
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Robinet Testard (Illuminator)
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Identifier
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mta:18074
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Source Name
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Boccace, Des cleres et nobles femmes, traduction française anonyme [Boccaccio, The cleric and noble women, anonymous French translation]
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Image
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mta_18074_OBJ.jpg