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Title
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Von Procri
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Description
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When Cephalus was told that his wife (Procris) would abandon him in exchange for money and treasures, Cephalus began testing his wife. Cephalus would disguise himself and offer her gold and treasures in exchange for her love. This scene is depicted on the right side of the engraving. Procris rejected the disguised Cephalus multiple times, however, she eventually accepted his treasures. In this scene she is holding his hand and looking at him lovingly. Procris ended up regretting what she had done to her husband. To punish herself, Procris went to live in the woods. Cephalus had been hunting one day and had mistaken his wife for an animal and shot her. Procris is visible behind the grass in the background of the engraving while Cephalus is depicted with a cross bow in his hands after shooting her. Cephalus’ name is engraved beside his arm to identify him.
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Image Creator
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Anonymous (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:17980
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Source Name
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Hyenach volget der kurcz syn von ettlichen frauen von denen johannes boccacius in latein beschriben hat und doctor heinricus stainhöwel geteütschet [Following the short stories of several women of which Giovanni Boccaccio wrote in Latin, and doctor Heinrich Steinhöwel translated]
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Image
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Subject
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Cephalus
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Important Women
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Famous Women
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Procris
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