Beatrice Cenci? attributed to Guido Reni (1575-1642) and also to his student Elisabetta Sirani (1638-1665), Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica, Palazzo Barberini, Rome |
Francesco Cenci murdered 9 September 1598 --- Rocca della Petrella Lucrezia Petroni Velli Francesco's second wife Beatrice Cenci, daughter of Francesco and Lucrezia arrested January 10, 1599 Giacomo and Bernardo Cenci, sons of Francesco and Lucrezia Ullisse Moscato, judge, trial begun 6 February, 1599 Olimpio Calvetti, married lover of Beatrice, fled and was assassinated Marzio Catalano, local peasant: Confessed after having been brought to the room where torture took place Pope Clement VIII, 5 August, 1599, issued a bull permitting the torture of Lucrezia, Beatrice, Giacomo, and Bernardo |