The fragmentary painting depicts Lucretia inclined slightly to the left. She wears a fur-trimmed gown over her naked body.
In addition she wears precious jewelry: three delicate linked chains and a necklace with a pendant around her neck. Her hair is pinned up under a net-like bonnet decorated with pearls.
The background
The fragmentary painting depicts Lucretia inclined slightly to the left. She wears a fur-trimmed gown over her naked body.
In addition she wears precious jewelry: three delicate linked chains and a necklace with a pendant around her neck. Her hair is pinned up under a net-like bonnet decorated with pearls.
The background is dark.
According to the legend Lucretia lived in the 6th century BC and was the beautiful and virtuous wife of the roman Collatinus. The roman King's son - Sextus Tarquinius fell in love with her. During a stay in her house Sextus threatened to kill her and shame her honour if she did not surrender to him. After the rape Lucretia had her father and husband vow vengeance and then she stabbed herself. The event led to an uprising in which the royal family was overthrown and the Roman Empire became a Republic.
Depictions of Lucretia who was seen as the epitomy of female virtue, chastity, fidelity and honour enjoyed great popularity, particularly in the 16th century.
[Literature: Bierende 2002, Follak 2002, Livius 1909]
- Attributions
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Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder
Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attributions
Workshop Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Goecke 1909, plate 31] |
Circle of Lucas Cranach the Elder | or workshop? [Lempertz online database; accessed 21.12.2020] |
Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 118, No. 240N] |
- Production dates
- about 1526 - 1537
1530 - 1535
Production dates
about 1526 - 1537 | [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, 118, No. 240N] |
1530 - 1535 | [Letter D. Keopplin in the D. Koepplin Archive, 2001] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support (fragment):
Dimensions
Dimensions of support (fragment):
21.5 x 16.5 cm
[Auct. Cat. Lempertz in the D. Koepplin Archive, 2001]
- Signature / Dating
none
- Owner
- Private Collection
- Repository
- Private Collection
- CDA ID
- PRIVATE_NONE-P005
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR240N
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P005/