1659 painting by Elisabetta Sirani depicting Timocleia of Thebes pushing the Thracian captain who raped her down a well.

Sirani was a famed Bolognese artist known for creating large-scale historical paintings and died at age 27.

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elisabetta-Sirani

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@Natasha_Jay

The water tasted bad for a week,
And they had to make do with gin.