“History of Virginia”, also known as “The Story of St. Virginia” – a picture with a dramatic plot, belonging to the brush of the Italian painter Sandro Botticelli. The work belongs to the late period of the artist’s work. The painting was performed in a manner characteristic of the early Renaissance period, and combines several scenes from left to right:
Virginia, who became the object of the passion of Senator Appiah Claudius, is attacked by his subordinate Tacitus, who is trying to persuade the girl to reciprocate with her adorer;
The girl refuses to live with him of her own free will;
Tacitus forcibly leads Virginia to a trial under the chairmanship of Appius Claudius, where she is declared a slave;
For Virginia, the father and the bridegroom join in and cry out for justice;
The girl’s father, wishing to preserve the honor of the family, kills her daughter and embarks on a horseback on horseback.
La historia de Virginia – Sandro Botticelli 
Nastagio’s Supper at Onesti (History of Nastagio degli Onesti) by Sandro Botticelli 
The history of Lucretia by Sandro Botticelli 
Histoire de Virginie – Sandro Botticelli 
Return of Judith to Vetiluy by Sandro Botticelli 
Novella Boccaccio “Nastagio degli Onesti” the first episode by Sandro Botticelli 
The Annunciation of Chestello by Sandro Botticelli 
Hell by Sandro Botticelli