De martepia o merthesia: y lampedon hermanas: reynas de las amazonas · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: De martepia o merthesia: y lampedon hermanas: reynas de las amazonas
Subject: Famous Women; Roman Mythology; Greek Mythology; Lampedo; Martesia; Important Women; Important Queens
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Anatolia; Themiscyra; Thermodon
Description: This engraving depicts the queens of the Amazons, Martesia and Lampedo. The Amazons, as described by Boccaccio, were a group of widows who decided to take up arms and fight to avenge their husbands’ deaths. They began dedicating their lives to training in riding horse-back, archery, and other military skills. The Amazons elected Lampedo and Martesia to be their queens. Lampedo is depicted with a bow and arrow in her left hand as she rides her horse, with her name engraved beside her head. Martesia is illustrated looking back at Lampedo with a sword in her hand. Her name is engraved to the right of her sword. The women riding behind them are other Amazon women.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:14485
Language: spa
Source Name: De Las Mujeres Ilustres [On Famous Women]
Parent Collection: 1494 Mujeres Ilustres
Image: mta_14485_OBJ.png