"The Christian virgin exposed to the populace"- In this landmark painting, two scantily clothed Christian female slaves find themselves at the mercy of a group of boorish Roman male onlookers. The
women have been stripped not only of
their garments but also of their dignity.
One of them is posed seated naked,
her head bowed in misery. The semi-nude women, cornered by a mob of sexually hungry Roman men, evoke a sense of vulnerability and despair