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Title
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Cy apres sensuit de sempronie gratue laquelle sut fille de tite
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Description
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This illumination depicts a woman named Sempronia on the right side of the image wearing a red dress. Sempronia was the daughter of the famous Tiberius Gracchus. Boccaccio explains that after her brothers were murdered, Sempronia was brought to trial by a tribune of plebeians. This image depicts that trial. The person on the left side of the image told her to let herself be kissed by a man named Equitius (who is wearing white and standing in front of Sempronia) and accept him as a member of the Sempronian family, however, Sempronia rejects this to protect her family’s honour and nobility. There is a person placing their hand on Sempronia’s back as they urge her towards Equitius. Boccaccio explains that he wrote on Sempronia to highlight her courage and bravery in this situation.
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Image Creator
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Anonymous (Illuminator)
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Identifier
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mta:18501
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Source Name
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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]
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Image
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Subject
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Important Women
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Famous Women
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Noble Women
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Gracchi
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Sempronia
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