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Lucretia (Rembrandt, 1666)
1666 painting by Rembrandt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lucretia is a 1666 history painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.[1] 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.[2]
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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 |
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