The Story of Lucretia
Item
Title
The Story of Lucretia
Description
Boston - Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, tempera on oil and wood
Creator
Sandro Botticelli
Date
1496-1504
Format
Image; 6233px × 2953px
Rights
AR922745; HIP / Art Resource, NY
Subject
The Roman myth of Lucretia tells the story of Lucretia’s rape committed by Tarquin, a “seemingly trustworthy kinsman of her husband, Collantinus”. (Even, "The Emergence of Sexual Violence in Quattrocento Florentine Art", p. 117). Tarquin’s punishment is overshadowed by Lucretia’s decision to take her own life to protect and restore the reputation of her husband and family after she had been violated.
Source
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