La tres noble Veturie matrone romanie · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: La tres noble Veturie matrone romanie
Subject: Important Women; Famous Women; Roman Matrons; Veturia
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Italy; Ancient Rome
Description: This illumination depicts a portrait of a woman named Veturia. Veturia was a famous Roman matron who saved Rome from what would have been a violent attack on the city. Her son had been exiled from Rome, and to exact his revenge, he planned an attack on the city with the Volscian enemies. Veturia went and spoke to her son and convinced him to call off the attack. Women began to gain more respect from men in Rome due to Vetruria’s actions.
Image Creator: Robinet Testard (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:18029
Language: frm
Source Name: Boccace, Des cleres et nobles femmes, traduction française anonyme [Boccaccio, The cleric and noble women, anonymous French translation]
Parent Collection: Boccace, Des cleres et nobles femmes, traduction française anonyme. Illuminations by Robinet Testard (1488-1496)
Image: mta_18029_OBJ.png