De Lucrecia: dueña romana · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: De Lucrecia: dueña romana
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Italy; Ancient Rome
Description: Lucretia is depicted on the right side of the engraving, lying in bed as she is approached by Sextus, her husband’s relative. The creator engraved Lucretia’s name beside the bed to identify her. Lucretia is depicted with her hands crossing her chest as Sextus is forcing himself upon her. He is illustrated with a sword in his hands while he threatens to kill her if she screams for help. The left-hand side of the engraving illustrates Lucretia with her husband, Collantinus, and her husband’s relative, Brutus (Brutus’ name is engraved below his feet). Lucretia told the men what Sextus had done to her in the night, and then plunged a knife into her own chest in shame.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:16670
Language: spa
Source Name: De Las Mujeres Ilustres [On Famous Women]
Parent Collection: 1494 Mujeres Ilustres; 1494 Mujeres Ilustres
Image: mta_16670_OBJ.png
Collection: Early Modern Women
Subject: Famous Women; Lucretia; Rape; Roman Legends; Important Women