Guido Reni draws Beatrice Cenci in
Prison
Achille Leonardi (ca. 1800-1870),
Private Collection, Rome |
The Trial
10 August, 1599 Beatrice meets her
lawyer
Defense of brutal
treatment and incest by Francesco Cenci
11 September 1599
Beatrice, Giacomo and Lucrezia were beheaded. Bernardo was
sent to the galleys. The papacy confiscated all the Cenci
properties.
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