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Title
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De Manthone tyresie filia
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Description
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This engraving depicts Manto, the daughter of the famous seer Tiresias. She is depicted with her body leaning over a burning fire. We know this figure is Manto as the creator engraved her name beside her head to identify her. Boccaccio explains that Manto became an incredible seer just like her father. She uses the movement and colour of the fire’s flames to tell the future, which is why there is a fire in the engraving. She also used the entrails of animals such as sheep and oxen for signs of the future. There is an ox and a sheep illustrated in the engraving with their organs sticking out from their bodies. There are two distinct looking characters in the background of the engraving, which signifies Manto’s involvement in the dark arts in summoning spirits and gods from the underworld.
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Image Creator
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Anonymous (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:11938
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Source Name
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De Claris Mulieribus
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Image
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