Tuesday, March 29 at 7 pm ET. Casa Belvedere, The Italian Cultural Foundation | 79 Howard Ave., Staten Island, NY 10301. Register for in-person here. Register for virtual here. Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519) was fortunate or unfortunate (depending on how you look at it) to be born into the powerful Borgia family, whose patriarch became Pope Alexander Vl.

In order to obtain and maintain control, Pope Alexander used his beautiful (illegitimate) daughter Lucrezia as a pawn, marrying her off to different men depending on how advantageous they would be for his own purposes. When they no longer suited his needs, he would have them dispatched, usually by having them put to death!

Somehow, the blame through history has been placed on Lucrezia. Learn the real facts about Lucrezia's life, misfortunes, and losses, under a more balanced perspective.

Join Anita Sanseverino in The Rehabilitation of Lucrezia Borgia and discover how Lucrezia served the interests of her father, the pope and her brother, Cesare Borgia.

About our speaker
Anita Sanseverino is an award-winning photographer dedicated to the subject of Italy. Her photographs uniquely capture the beauty, emotion, and character of the country’s landscapes, cities, villages, and cultural traditions. In addition to exhibiting her photographs of Italy, Ms. Sanseverino’s work has expanded to include lecturing about her diverse photographic series. Her lectures offer a broad historical knowledge of traditions and images and provide a wealth of insight about the political, cultural, social, and economic history that has shaped the country of her heritage.