Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Seleucus Callinicus and Antiochus Hierax before Boccaccio, Deaths of Seleucus and Antiochus
France, Loire River Valley, ca. 1470-1480
MS M.1057r

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Miniature:
1) De Casibus Virorum Illustrium: Scene, Seleucus Callinicus and Antiochus Hierax before Boccaccio -- Seleucus Callinicus, raising right hand, and Antiochus Hierax, wearing hat with crown, gesturing with both hands, stand before Boccaccio, wearing tall turkish hat, seated, resting right hand on open book on lectern, and raising left hand. Three men, wearing tall turkish hats, observe from doorway. Scene in court of house.
2) De Casibus Virorum Illustrium: Scene, Death of Seleucus Callinicus -- At left, Seleucus Callinicus falls headlong from bridled horse.
3) De Casibus Virorum Illustrium: Scene, Death of Antiochus Hierax -- In background at left, Antiochus Hierax, reclining, is flanked by two soldiers, one stabbing him in neck with dagger, and the other raising sword with right hand, holding Antiochus with left hand.
Scenes in landscape with trees, roads, and castle in distance.