1. Education

Christine de Pizan Picture Gallery

Images from manuscripts depicting Christine de Pizan

By , About.com Guide

Christine de Pizan (also Christine de Pisan) was a talented French writer and poet who championed women and stood up against misogynism. Several of her significant works, including The Book of the City of Ladies, included illustrations of her in the manuscripts. Here is a selection of those images, revealing Christine as mother, writer, and teacher.

Images 1-7 of 7

Hard at workChristine de Pizan Hard at WorkInstructing her childChristine de Pizan and Her SonManuscript PageThe Book of the City of LadiesClose-up of manuscript imageChristine Instructing and Working with Ladies
An appreciative gatheringChristine Lecturing to MenPresenting the Queen with a BookChristine de Pisan and Queen Isabeau of BavariaGuarded by JusticeChristine at Work

©2012 About.com. All rights reserved.

A part of The New York Times Company.