Title

'Helene - Femme De Menelas', 1403, (1939). Artist: Master of Berry's Cleres Femmes.

Caption

'Helene - Femme De Menelas', 1403, (1939). In Greek mythology , Helen is the daughter of Zeus and Leda . According to legend, she was the most beautiful woman in the world, only the goddess Aphrodite surpassing her in this field. 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_487

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

39,0Mb (2,3Mb) / 12,4in x 12,2in / 3734 x 3654 (300dpi)

Keywords

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