'Faithful wife', virgin or tragic martyr?: Why this 16th-Century masterpiece is not what it seems ^69.1%

BBC - By Kelly Grovier - 4/9/2026, 10:00 AM

Framing Effect 37.5% - Overconfidence Bias 10.3% - Hasty Generalization 9.6%

Overpainted images found hidden inside Raphael's Portrait of a Young Woman with a Unicorn help unlock the mystery behind it. They also show the ways that the image of the ideal woman has been carefully controlled by men through the centuries. What do you get when you cross a mythical creature from folklore with a medieval torture device?... more