The Story of Virginia (Botticelli)

The Story of Virginia
Italian: Storie di Virginia

Artist	Sandro Botticelli
Year	1500–1504
Medium	tempera on panel
Dimensions	86 cm × 165 cm (34 in × 65 in)
Location	Accademia Carrara, Bergamo

The Story of Virginia (Italian, Storie di Virginia), is a painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli. It is a tempera on panel and measures 86 cm tall and 165 cm wide. It is currently held by the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo, Italy.

It is one of the last works that Botticelli made exemplifying virtue, like The Story of Lucretia.

The painting has as a fundamental theme of violated honor and matrimonial fidelity. The combination of several scenes in a single image was common in the art of the early Renaissance. These are read from left to right:

Virginia, in the company of other women, is violated or assaulted by Marcus Claudius Tacitus, who wants to force her to yield to Appius Claudius Caecus;
He carries her to the tribunal presided by Appius Claudius who declares her a slave;
The father and the husband of the woman plead for clemency
The father, to preserve the family honor, kills her and flees on horseback.

This story is developed within a setting of classical architecture, in which the figures are agitated, painted with vibrant colors.

References

"Botticelli", Los grandes genios del arte, n.º 29, Eileen Romano (dir.), Unidad Editorial, S.A., 2005, ISBN 84-89780-97-8

Sandro Botticelli
Secular	Fortitude Primavera Pallas and the Centaur Venus and Mars The Birth of Venus Calumny of Apelles Divine Comedy Illustrated by Botticelli (manuscript) The Story of Nastagio degli Onesti Venus and the Three Graces Presenting Gifts to a Young Woman A Young Man Being Introduced to the Seven Liberal Arts The Story of Virginia The Story of Lucretia
Religious	Sant'Ambrogio Altarpiece Adoration of the Magi (Uffizi) St. Sebastian Saint Augustine in His Study (Ognissanti) Sistine Chapel: Temptations of Christ, Youth of Moses and Punishment of the Sons of Corah Cestello Annunciation Lamentation over the Dead Christ (Munich) Saint Augustine in His Study (Uffizi) Holy Trinity (Pala delle Convertite) Lamentation over the Dead Christ (Milan) The Last Communion of Saint Jerome The Mystical Nativity Scenes from the Life of Saint Zenobius
Madonnas	Madonna and Child with an Angel Madonna della Loggia Madonna and Child Madonna in Glory with Seraphim Madonna of the Rosegarden (Madonna del Roseto) Madonna and Child and Two Angels Virgin and Child with an Angel Madonna of the Magnificat (Madonna del Magnificat) Madonna of the Book (Madonna del Libro) Madonna of the Pomegranate (Madonna della Melagrana) Madonna Adoring the Child with Five Angels Virgin and Child with the Infant St. John the Baptist The Virgin and Child with Three Angels (Madonna del Padiglione)
Portraits	Portrait of Smeralda Brandini Young Man (London) Portrait of a Man with a Medal of Cosimo the Elder Portrait of Giuliano de' Medici Young Man (Washington, D.C.) Young Woman (Frankfurt) Young Man (Palazzo Pitti)
Related	Botticelli Inferno (2016 documentary)

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