The Story of Virginia (Botticelli)

The Story of Virginia (Italian, Storie di Virginia), is a painting by the early Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli.

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

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