Title

'Leaena - Femme Publique', 1403, (1939). Artist: Master of Berry's Cleres Femmes.

Caption

'Leaena - Femme Publique', 1403, (1939). Leaina was a hetaera and the mistress of Aristogeiton the Tyrannicide. 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_494

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

38,3Mb (2,2Mb) / 12,4in x 12,0in / 3733 x 3588 (300dpi)

Keywords

female women woman people male library job man men clubbing guy occupation fire flame flames public color colour hanging hitting illustration century profession club thirties lady concept above TORTURE one person prostitute noble manuscript prostitution conspiracy verve 1930s gold leaf 20th century 15th century The Print Collector fifteenth century portrait Giovanni Boccaccio Giovanni Boccaccio National Library of France Folio Bibliotheque Nationale de France De Claris mulieribus heliogravure Master of Berry's Cleres Femmes Femmes Master of Berry's Cleres Hetairai Leaina Boccaccio portrait