Lucrezia in Charge

Lucrezia in charge of the Vatican in the absence of the pope. Lucrezia and Rodrigo Pope Alexander VI. La sala del Palacio Borja Ducal a Gandia, Spain. By Raphael in the Vatican. Lucrezia was an herbalist, see her portrait as Flora below - the sprig she is holding could have medicinal properties. Allegory of Boat, Wolf, and Eagle - by Leonardo da Vinci. It is said that the wolf is the current pope who is steering the boat of the church towards earthly glory (the eagle on the globe).