Hypathia, Lady Godiva

By Xah Lee. Date:
Hypatia Charles William Mitchell
Hypathia, by Charles William Mitchell. 1855.

Hypatia (~370 to 415) is a mathematician, who died of being dragged naked by Christians.

painting of a naked lady on horse
Lady Godiva, by John Collier (1850 to 1934).

Lady Godiva is a leged of England, of a beautiful girl who rode naked thru town as a plea for her husband to abolish hideous taxes.