Title

'Sophonisbe - Reine De Numidie', 1403, (1939). Artist: Master of Berry's Cleres Femmes.

Caption

'Sophonisbe - Reine De Numidie', 1403, (1939). Sophonisbe, born in Carthage in 235 BC died at Cirta in 203 BC was a queen of Numidia , known in Berber under the name of Sofines. The illustration is part of the manuscript De Claris mulieribus, traduction anonyme en francais (Livre des femmes nobles et renommees) by Giovanni Boccaccio, housed in the Bibliotheque nationale de France, Paris. From Verve - Nos. 5-6, July-October 1939. [Verve, France, 1939]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1403

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D03_359

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

37,1Mb (2,1Mb) / 12,0in x 12,0in / 3598 x 3608 (300dpi)

Keywords

female women woman people library red pattern monarch weapon weapons color colour queen royal dress tribe war illustration century spear sleeves sleeve clothing thirties royalty lady concept one person noble manuscript warfare Patterned weaponry verve 1930s gold leaf 20th century 15th century The Print Collector fifteenth century sovereign direct gaze portrait Giovanni Boccaccio Giovanni Boccaccio National Library of France Numidian Folio Bibliotheque Nationale de France De Claris mulieribus heliogravure Master of Berry's Cleres Femmes Femmes Master of Berry's Cleres Sofines Sophonisbe Boccaccio portrait