Cy apres sensuit hystoire de opi la tres noble qui sut seur ensemble et epouse du tres ancien roy Saturne · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Cy apres sensuit hystoire de opi la tres noble qui sut seur ensemble et epouse du tres ancien roy Saturne
Subject: Ops; Rhea; Saturn; Gods; Goddesses; Important Women; Famous Women; Roman Mythology; Opis
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Italy; Ancient Rome
Description: This illumination depicts a statue of the goddess Opis, who was also known as Ops, or Rhea in Greek Mythology. She is illustrated wearing a blue dress and sitting down with her hands pointing outwards as she wears a crown. The statue is situated inside of a temple. There are three citizens approaching the statue and looking up to it with an appearance of desperation. The man wearing red has his arms crossed over his chest as he is most likely praying to the goddess. Boccaccio explains that this statue was brought to Rome during the Second Punic War so the people could perform sacrifices and rituals for the goddess in exchange for help in the war.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:18418
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_18418_OBJ.jpg