Thamire la tres noble royne des sithes · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Thamire la tres noble royne des sithes
Subject: Cyrus; Important Women; Famous Women; Important Queens; Revenge; Thamyris
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Central Asia; Modern day Iran; Scythia
Description: This illumination depicts a portrait of Thamyris, the queen of Scythia. She was renowned for her nobility and capabilities of ruling a nomadic tribe. She is illustrated wearing armour in the image as she was very strategic in war. Boccaccio explains that King Cyrus of Asia Minor had invaded Scythia looking for glory, and when he had killed Thamyris’ son, she exacted her revenge by killing his entire army. When Thamyris found Cyrus’ dead body, she took his head for revenge.
Image Creator: Robinet Testard (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:18017
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); Boccace, Des cleres et nobles femmes, traduction française anonyme. Illuminations by Robinet Testard (1488-1496)
Image: mta_18017_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Cyrus; Important Women; Famous Women; Important Queens; Revenge; Thamyris