Medieval & Renaissance Manuscripts

Roman de la Rose
France, Rouen, ca. 1525
MS M.948. Fol. 172r

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Roman de la Rose: Scene, Deucalion and Pyrrha praying to Themis -- Statue of woman, partly nude wearing short loin cloth knotted at side, (representing Themis) gestures, stands on pedestal and faces kneeling Deucalion and Pyrrha, both with joined hands raised.
In foreground, another Pyrrha, gestures toward two nude groups of pair of men and pair of women, beside another Deucalion, wearing hat, and Pyrrha, both raising hands to throw stones issuing infants, at least six others fall or are on ground.Miniature within architectual frame with decorative scrollwork.