Title
Lucretia
Description
This painting by Domenico Beccafumi is probably a fragment of a full-length figure of the Roman heroine Lucretia, it has been cut down on all sides.
The ancient historian Livy originally told the story of Lucretia, wife of a Roman nobleman, who was violated by a son of the Etruscan king. Shamed by the loss of her honor, Lucretia killed herself, but not before calling on her husband, father, and brothers to avenge her. The result was the expulsion of the kings from Rome and the establishment of the Republic.
The ancient historian Livy originally told the story of Lucretia, wife of a Roman nobleman, who was violated by a son of the Etruscan king. Shamed by the loss of her honor, Lucretia killed herself, but not before calling on her husband, father, and brothers to avenge her. The result was the expulsion of the kings from Rome and the establishment of the Republic.
Creator
Domenico Beccafumi
Italian, 1484–1551
Italian, 1484–1551
Source
Allen Memorial Art Museum, Gift of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation
Date
ca. 1515-18
Format
Oil on panel
Overall: 16 1/4 × 12 7/8 in. (41.3 × 32.7 cm) Frame: 22 × 18 5/8 × 3 in. (55.9 × 47.3 × 7.6 cm)
Overall: 16 1/4 × 12 7/8 in. (41.3 × 32.7 cm) Frame: 22 × 18 5/8 × 3 in. (55.9 × 47.3 × 7.6 cm)
Type
Painting
Identifier
1961.82