Lucretia

Lucretia

Title

Lucretia

[Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of Art, revised 2019]

Painting on wood (cradled)

Medium

Painting on wood (cradled)

[Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of Art, revised 2019]

The painting depicts the heroine Lucretia as a standing three-quarter length figure against a dark background, wearing contemporary dress. Her eyes are cast down and she points the dagger held in her raised right hand at herself.

[Herrschaft, cda 2019]

According to the legend Lucretia lived in the 6th century BC and

The painting depicts the heroine Lucretia as a standing three-quarter length figure against a dark background, wearing contemporary dress. Her eyes are cast down and she points the dagger held in her raised right hand at herself.

[Herrschaft, cda 2019]

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
Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder

[Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of Art, revised 2019]
[http://www.unn.runnet.ru/nn/museum/pictures.htm; 07.03.2019]

Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop

[Exhib. Cat. Moskow 2016, No. 23]

Production date
1535

Production date

1535

[dated]

Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 77 x 52 cm

Dimensions

  • Dimensions of support: 77 x 52 cm

  • [Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of Art, revised 2019]

Signature / Dating

Artist's insignia at the right edge: serpent (with elevated wings) and dated '1535'

Signature / Dating

  • Artist's insignia at the right edge: serpent (with elevated wings) and dated '1535'

Owner
Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of Art
Repository
Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of Art
Location
Nizhniy Novgorod
CDA ID
RU_SKNN_966
FR (1978) Nr.
FR-none
Persistent Link
https://lucascranach.org/en/RU_SKNN_966/

Provenance

  • collection M. P. Fabrizius, Moscow
  • 1916 - 1932 Rumanzevski Museum, Moscow
  • after 1932 at the Puschkin State Museum, Moscow
    [Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of Art, revised 2019]

Exhibitions

Moscow 1963
Moscow 2016, No. 23
St Petersburg 2018, No. 15

Literature

Reference on page Catalogue Number Figure / Plate
Exhib. Cat. Moscow 2016 No. 23
EditorThe Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation
TitleKranachi: mezdi Renessansom i Man'erizmom / The Cranachs. Between the renaissance and mannerism
Place of PublicationMoscow
Year of Publication2016
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Auct. Cat. Cologne 2008 under No. 270
EditorVan Ham Kunstauktionen, Cologne
TitleAuktionskatalog Van Ham, Auktion 270, 21.11.2008
Place of PublicationCologne
Year of Publication2008
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Libmann 1973 62 02
AuthorMichail Jakovlevič Libmann
TitleKartiny Lukasa Kranacha Staršego v sovetskich sobranijach
JournalIskusstvo
Issue36/2
Year of Publication1973
Pages57-63
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Libmann 1972 023
AuthorMichail Jakovlevič Libmann
TitleDeutsche Malerei in den Museen der Sowjetunion
Place of PublicationLeningrad
Year of Publication1972
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Liebmann 1965 No. 8
AuthorM. J. Liebmann
TitleWerke deutscher Maler des 15. - 16. Jahrhunderts in der UdSSR
JournalKunst
Year of Publication1965
Pages53-60
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Exhib. Cat. Moscow 1963 89-90
EditorStaatliches Museum für Bildende Künste A. S. Puschkin, Moskau
TitleMalerei und Zeichnung Deutschlands und Österreichs vom 15. bis 19. Jahrhundert
Place of PublicationMoscow
Year of Publication1963
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Versions

Lucretia
  • Lucretia, before 1722
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P003
  • Painting
  • Private Collection
Lucretia
  • Lucretia, after 1548
  • PRIVATE_NONE-P534
  • Painting
  • Private Collection

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