Lucretia

Titles

Lucretia	[CDA 2011]
Lukretia	[Koepplin, Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974, 662, No. 577]

Painting on wood

Medium

Painting on wood	[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]
'lime wood'	[Koepplin, Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974, 662, No. 577]

Lucretia is depicted as a three quarter length figure against a black background. She wears a grey robe and a shimmering silver brocade coat trimmed with fur, which reveals her breast and stomach. Her right hand is raised, poised to stab herself with the dagger. Her hair is pinned up underneath her bonnet and a broad gold chain with a pendant decorated with pearls and precious stones hangs around her neck.

[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

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]

Attribution: Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder

Attribution

Copy after Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

Production dates: about 1600 - 1800
mid 16th century or later

Production dates

about 1600 - 1800	[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]
mid 16th century or later	[Koepplin, Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974, 662, No. 577]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 86 x 60.5 x 0.7 cm

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 86 x 60.5 x 0.7 cm
(original)
[Heydenreich, CDA 2010]

Signature / Dating: None

Inscriptions and Labels: Reverse of the panel: - centre:
handwritten in black ink 'No. 156 ?' (not very legible)

[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, …

Inscriptions and Labels

Stamps, Seals, Labels:

Reverse of the panel: - centre:
handwritten in black ink 'No. 156 ?' (not very legible)
[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

Owner: Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel
Repository: Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel
Location: Basel

CDA ID: CH_KMB_178
FR (1978) Nr.: FR-none
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/CH_KMB_178/

Provenance

1823 Museum Faesch

[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

Exhibitions

Basel 1974, 662, No. 577

Literature

Reference on page

Catalogue Number

Figure / Plate

Follak 2002

Author	Jan Follak
Title	Lucretia zwischen positiver und negativer Anthropologie: Coluccio Salutatis Declamatio Lucretie und die Menschenbilder im exemplum der Lucretia von der Antike bis in die Neuzeit
Place of Publication	Konstanz
Year of Publication	2002
Link	http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:352-opus-9144

Show Literature

Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976

662

577

Author	Dieter Koepplin, Tilman Falk
Title	Lukas Cranach. Gemälde, Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik
Volume	1, 2
Place of Publication	Basel, Stuttgart
Year of Publication	1974
Link	http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-diglit-104522

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Research History / Discussion

This painting is one of many copies after a painting of Lucretia by Lucas Cranach the Elder from about 1510-13, now in the Kister Collection (FR042).

[Koepplin, Exhib. Cat. Basel 1976, 662, No. 577]

Lucretia, about 1600 - 1800

Images

Technical studies

2011Technical Examination

Support

- very (about 4mm) warped

[Öffentliche Kunstsammlung Basel, revised 2011]

03. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

UV-light photography

photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

03. 2010Technical examination / Scientific analysis

Infrared reflectography

Underdrawing

- an underdrawing is not visible

[Smith, Sandner, Heydenreich, cda 2012]

photographed by Ingo Sandner
photographed by Gunnar Heydenreich

Versions

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