Sulpitia, exemple de chasteté, honorée dans un temple · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Sulpitia, exemple de chasteté, honorée dans un temple
Subject: Lust; Honour; Sulpicia; Chastity; Virginity
Period: 1400-1450;
Geographic: Rome
Description: When it was ordered that a temple dedicated to Venus Verticordia be consecrated, it was made a rule that it must be made by the most chaste of Roman women. Among these women was Sulpicia. She was also nominated as the single most chaste Roman woman – a huge honour. Sulpicia is seen sitting in the temple to Venus wearing a yellow gown. She is surrounded by other women who pray and leave offerings.
Image Creator: Master of the Cleres Femmes of the Duke of Berry (Illuminator)
Type: Text; Illumination
Identifier: mta:20195
Language: fre
Source Name: Livre des Femmes Nobles et Renommées
Parent Collection: 1403 Paris; 1403 Paris
Image: mta_20195_OBJ.png
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Lust; Honour; Sulpicia; Chastity; Virginity