The goddess, priestess of the temple of the sun god, was able to anticipate the tragic fate of some events in the city and she had been banished and extremely not believed. The Artist represents in the painting Cassandra’s vision, that is the downfall of Troy, demolished by the Greeks, who had arrived in the city with the trick of the wood horse. The fire blazing on the canvas describes the outrageous war and the destructive anger of the new conquerors.