# The Death of Lucretia

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## Artwork

- Artist: [RYCKERE, Bernaert de](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ryckere-bernaert-de-r4d400d0a04354b>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Oil on canvas laid on panel, 45 x 63 cm

## Commentary

Lucretia, the virtuous wife of Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, committed suicide, as she could not endure the shame of being raped by Sextus Tarquinius, as Livy related. This deed secured the legendary Roman lady a place in the series of exemplary females that in European painting, particularly in court circles, were depicted as examples of virtue.

## Related artworks

- [Diana Turns Actaeon into a Stag](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ryckere-bernaert-de-r4d400d0a04354b/diana-turns-actaeon-into-a-stag-rae027ca6a2d020>)
- [The Virgin and Child](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/ryckere-bernaert-de-r4d400d0a04354b/the-virgin-and-child-r21ea2b7f1e4857>)

## Attribution

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