| Lucretia | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Rembrandt_van_Rijn_-_Lucretia_-_Google_Art_Project_(nAHoI2KdSaLshA).jpg) Lucretia | |
| Artist | Rembrandt |
| Year | 1666 |
| Catalogue | 314 (Rembrandt Research Project, A Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings VI) |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 110.2 cm × 92.3 cm (43.4 in × 36.3 in) |
| Location | Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis |
Lucretia is a 1666 history painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn. It is an oil painting on canvas that depicts a myth about a woman named Lucretia who lived during the ancient Roman eras. She committed suicide to defend her honor after being raped by an Etruscan king's son. For her self-sacrifice she is known as a heroine to the Romans, who celebrated the feminine ideals of virtue and chastity.[1]
The painting is in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.[2]
- ^ Young M., Arthur (1964). The Story of Lucretia: Echoes of Two Cultures. University of Pittsburgh Press.
- ^ "Lucretia, Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn ^ Minneapolis Institute of Art". collections.artsmia.org.