Forgetting herself in luxury and magnificence, she suddenly realized how many rich and distinguished men are around her. Some seemed to her even more attractive than Rafael. The picture “Cupid and Psyche” was written by the artist for the banker Agostino Chigi, and the 17-year-old Psyche, having enjoyed plenty of love with Santi, rushed into the embraces of Chigi himself. It was he who was befuddled by her youth and imprisoned Tomaso Cinelli's monastery so that the naive shepherd would not persecute the beloved.
Rumor attributes Margarita another tragic love story: allegedly, among her admirers was one of the disciples of Raphael, Carlo Tirabochchi. For his passion, the young man paid with his life - was stabbed to a duel.
It is hard to believe that Rafael did not know about the adventures of his muse. She often did not spend the night at home, and Raphael in impotent rage only painted her portraits, splashing out all her feelings on the canvas.