Editing Lucrezia Borgia (section)

==Black legend== 
[[File:02 Corpus Domini Ferrara - Sala del Coro o sala delle Clarisse - Tombe estensi.jpg|thumb|left|upright|The conjoined tomb of [[Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara|Alfonso I d'Este]] and Lucrezia Borgia, Ferrara.]]
[[File:Firma de “Lucretia de Borgia” en una carta a su cuñada Isabella Gonzaga (marzo de 1519).png|thumb|right|upright|Signature of Lucrezia Borgia in a letter to her sister-in-law Isabella Gonzaga, March 1519]]
Several rumours have persisted, throughout the years, primarily speculating as to the nature of the extravagant parties<ref>{{Cite book |last=Lindberg |first=Carter |title=The European Reformations |publisher=Wiley-Blackwell |year=2021 |isbn=9781119640813 |edition=3rd |location=Chichester, UK |pages=44}}</ref> thrown by the Borgia family. One example is the [[Banquet of Chestnuts]]. Many of these allegations concern accusations of Lucrezia's involvement in [[incest]], poisoning, and murder. For example, it was rumoured that Lucrezia was in possession of a hollow ring that she used to poison drinks. However, no historical basis for these accusations exists, beyond the attacks of her enemies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/feb/05/netnotes.philippank|title=Lucretia Borgia|date=5 February 2002|website=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://h2g2.com/edited_entry/A4350755|title=h2g2 – A Brief History of Poisoning – Edited Entry|first=Not Panicking|last=Ltd|website=h2g2.com|date=28 July 2005 }}</ref>

A modern 20th-century [[:File:Frank Cadogan Cowper - Lucretia Borgia Reigns in the Vatican in the Absence of Pope Alexander VI - Google Art Project.jpg|British painting]] by [[Frank Cadogan Cowper]] that hangs in the [[Tate Britain]] art gallery in London portrays Lucrezia taking the place of her father, Pope Alexander VI, at an official [[Vatican City|Vatican]] meeting. This apparently documents an event, although the moment depicted (a [[Franciscan]] friar kissing Lucrezia's feet) was invented by the artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/frank-cadogan-cowper-950|title=Lucretia Borgia Reigns in the Vatican in the Absence of Pope Alexander VI by Frank Cadogan Cowper|work=Tate Britain|access-date=10 July 2023}}</ref>