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The Assassination of Hieronymus, King of Syracuse, about 1413-1415. Creators: Boucicaut Master, Workshop of the Boucicaut Master.

The Assassination of Hieronymus, King of Syracuse, about 1413-1415. Creators: Boucicaut Master, Workshop of the Boucicaut Master.

3-041-209 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

The Assassination of Hieronymus, King of Syracuse; Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes, about 1413-1415. Additional Info: This image may represent the citizens of Syracuse killing their king, Hieronymus. The female figure who holds the king on her lap may be Demaratha, the king's daughter. She was later sliced to pieces in the temple before the altar of the gods, without regard for her noble status.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Boucicaut Master, attributed to: French: Artist, illuminator, painter
  2. Workshop of the Boucicaut Master, attributed to: French: Artist, artists, illuminator, illuminators
Subject
  1. Hieronymus of Syracuse: Sicilian: tyrant, king
People Related
  1. Boccaccio: Italian: Author, poet, scholar, writer, humanist
  2. Laurent de Premierfait: French: Secretary to the Duke of Berry, translator
Medium
  1. Tempera colours, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink
Picture Type
  1. Folio
  2. Manuscript
  3. Recto
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Italy Sicily

  1. 37 30 00 N , 014 00 00 E
Category Hierarchy

People Royalty

Society & Culture Law & Crime

Society & Culture Issues & Causes

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Illuminated Manuscripts

Society & Culture Death & Burial

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3271x4960
File Size : 47,532kb

Aliases

  1. 96.MR.17.153
  1. Ms. 63 (96.MR.17), fol. 153
  1. 1200004893
  1. 3-041-209
  1. 3041209
  1. 96.MR.17.153

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