Berenice, by Bernardo Strozzi, 1640 - 1644 about, 17th Century, oil on panel, cm 67 x 50. Italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Udine, Civic Museums, stored in the Ospedale Civile. All. Berenice, the heroine of Callimacus Speech IV, cuts off a curl of her flowing blond hair giving rise to the same name constellation, catasterism. She wears a cuirass armor that exposes a breast.