# The Story of Lucretia

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BREU, Jörg the Younger](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/breu-jrg-the-younger-r9371dae2b28506>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Manuscript \(Ms. 92\), 493 x 345 mm

## Commentary

The Story of Lucretia 1541 Manuscript \(Ms. 92\), 493 x 345 mm Eton College Library, Windsor This illustration, watercolour, pen and ink on vellum, is from the manuscript Joannis Tirolli Antiquitates. It is an example of classicising tendencies in Augsburg painting. Formerly attributed to Jörg Breu the Elder, now it is given to Jörg the Younger and workshop.

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- [Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of Pharaoh](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/breu-jrg-the-younger-r9371dae2b28506/joseph-interpreting-the-dreams-of-pharaoh-r0ecd326e93e456>)
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## Attribution

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