Jehanne anglesche pape · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Jehanne anglesche pape
Subject: Famous Women; Pope John; Pope Joan; Joan; Popes; Important Women
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Ancient Rome; Vatican City; Italy; England
Description: In order to follow her lover to England while he attended school, a maiden named Joan disguised herself as a man and went to school to be with her lover. Joan had excelled in academics and became incredibly knowledgeable. Continuing to dress as a man, Joan rose through the church and was eventually elected to succeed as Pope, known as Pope John. Pope John (Joan) is illustrated on the left side of the image dressed as a man while wearing papal regalia and the triregnum on her head. There is a man on the right side of the image looking at Pope Joan. She eventually exposed herself by giving birth in a public procession.
Image Creator: Robinet Testard (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:18107
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_18107_OBJ.png
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Famous Women; Pope John; Pope Joan; Joan; Popes; Important Women