Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index



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  • Title: Tomb of Doña Maria Vilalobos
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  • Description: This tomb effigy presents Doña Maria Vilalobos, wife of Lopo Fernandes Pacheco, 7th Lord of Ferreira de Aves, reading a book, most likely a Book of Hours, and looking very much alive. It is comparable to the tomb effigy of Eleanor of Aquitaine at Fontevrault.
  • Source: Wikimedia Commons
  • Rights: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic
  • Subject (See Also): Books Noble Women Readers Tomb Effigies
  • Geographic Area: Iberia
  • Century: 14
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  • Current Location: Lisbon Cathedral, Chapel of S. Cosme and S. Damião
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  • Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Sculptures
  • Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Marble(?)
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