Christine de Pizan

Christine de Pizan, encaustic, 36x48, 2016

Christine de Pizan was a woman who supported her family through writing, a rarity in the 1400's. Born in Venice, married at 15 and widowed by 25 Christine took up writing to support her mother and children. She was a philosopher and French poet.

Christine de Pisan: Epistles of Othea
1404-08
Manuscript (Ms. français 606), 360 x 270 mm (folio size)
Bibliothčque Nationale, Paris

Christine de Pisan: The Book of the City of Ladies
c. 1405
Manuscript (Ms. français 606), 360 x 270 mm
Bibliothčque Nationale, Paris