BOTTICELLI, Sandro
(b. 1445, Firenze, d. 1510, Firenze)

The Story of Lucretia (detail)

1496-1504
Tempera and oil on panel
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston

While her husband is away, the virtuous Lucretia is raped by Tarquinius, the kings son. On the right we see how she is found unconscious by her husband and his companions.