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Lucrezia Borgia
Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1860–1861
© National Gallery, London
The full-length figure in a sumptuous white and gold dress is washing her hands in a basin after preparing a poison draft for her husband Alphonso, Duke of Bisceglia. In a circular mirror is a reflection of Alphonso on crutches, being walked about the room by Pope Alexander IV, as Rossetti said, 'to settle the poison well into his system.'
More information
Title of artwork, date
Lucrezia Borgia, 1860–1861
Date supported
1916
Medium and material
Pencil & watercolour on paper
Dimensions
44 x 26 cm
Gifted by
Rae family
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