Title

'Argie - Fille D'Adraste', 1403, (1939). Artist: Master of Berry's Cleres Femmes.

Caption

'Argie - Fille D'Adraste', 1403, (1939). In Greek mythology , Argie or Argia daughter of Adraste , is the wife of Polynice. She is famous for the tenderness she carries to her husband. 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_484

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39,4Mb (2,2Mb) / 12,5in x 12,2in / 3757 x 3668 (300dpi)

Keywords

blue female women woman people library hat clothes bedroom room color colour tenderness bonnet dress illustration century thirties lady concept mythology one person noble manuscript verve 1930s Greek mythology gold leaf 20th century 15th century The Print Collector bedchamber fifteenth century portrait Giovanni Boccaccio Giovanni Boccaccio National Library of France bed chamber Folio Bibliotheque Nationale de France De Claris mulieribus heliogravure Master of Berry's Cleres Femmes Femmes Master of Berry's Cleres Argie Boccaccio portrait