Antonia, veuve de Drusus Tiberius, éconduit ses prétendants · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Antonia, veuve de Drusus Tiberius, éconduit ses prétendants
Subject: Chastity; Suitors; Rejection; Widow; Antonia
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Rome
Description: When Antonia’s husband, Drusus, died at war, Antonia locked herself away in solitude at her mother-in-law's house. There she decided she would preserve her chastity for the rest of her life. In the image, she is seen in a blue gown shooing away her suitors. Her suitors are to the left, looking on at her beauty.
Image Creator: Master of the Cleres Femmes of the Duke of Berry (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:20219
Language: fre
Source Name: Livre des Femmes Nobles et Renommées
Parent Collection: 1403 Paris
Image: mta_20219_OBJ.png