show event

Europa Francia

title: LEGEND OF FAIRY MELUSINA

subject date: 2007-09-25

caption: SIREN Illustration for the'Melusina'di Jean D' Arras, 1530. Raymond discovers, spying on Melusina, to have married a monster, a siren. It tells the legend that Melusina, fairy of great beauty, accepted to marry the Count Raimondo di Lusignano and to make of he the first personage of the reign. In exchange it was made to promise from the spouse, which single condition, not to be never spied on the saturday, when it was usual to withdraw itself in its rooms. From this union the eredi came down of the most powerful feudali lineages than France. But a day, the husband picked from too much curiosity broke the promise, discovered to the secret of its spouse forcing so the Melusina fairy to always escape in order.

category: HIS

city: Europa

copyright: © Fototeca Gilardi

copyright status: Copyrighted Work

country: Francia

credit: Fototeca Gilardi

instructions: Per utilizzi: Fototeca Gilardi - t. 02 3931 2652

place: Europa

file date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

priority: 0

multiplying price: 1.00

pricing: default

continent: Europa

image century : XV

image epoch: Medioevo

subject century: XV

subject epoch: Medioevo

technique: Xilografia acquarellata

id: 25332

file name: FSNgilardi_7176.jpg

keywords

SirenMiddle AgesMelusineD'Arras J.Raimondosiren. tailfishfreakLegendfairyLusignanLusignanSaturdayFrancecuriositymagicspellmetamorphosiscuriosityMiddle Ages