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 Olimpio Calvetti, married lover of Beatrice, fled and was assassinated Pope Clement VIII, 5 August, 1599, issued a bull permitting the torture of Lucrezia, Beatrice, Giacomo, and Bernardo |