{"id":529,"title":"Lucretia","medium":"Oil on canvas","classification":"Paintings","dimension":"43 3/8 x 36 5/16 in. (110.2 x 92.3 cm) (canvas)\r\n59 1/4 x 52 5/16 x 4 1/2 in. (150.5 x 132.9 x 11.4 cm) (outer frame)","object_name":"Painting","continent":"Europe","country":"Netherlands","nationality":"Dutch","dated":"1666","room":"G311","list":"Euro-highlights-pre-1800","role":"Artist","signed":"LL: Rembrandt f 1666","text":"Rembrandt tells the story of Lucretia through her solemn and saddened gaze, in the traces of blood on her gown, and the dagger in her hand. The wife of a Roman nobleman, Lucretia was known for her loyalty and virtue. She was raped by Sextus Tarquinius, the son of the ruling tyrant. Lucretia revealed the crime to her husband and father, and, in their presence, took her own life. She chose death in order to prevent dishonor, at a time and place when a woman’s perceived virtue was more valuable than her life.","creditline":"The William Hood Dunwoody Fund","accession_number":"34.19","artist":"Rembrandt van Rijn","life_date":"Dutch, 1606–1669","department":"European Art","rights_type":"Public Domain","image_width":4812,"image_height":5787,"recent":0,"see_also":["95329"],"sort_number":"34    19","image":"valid","public_access":1,"curator_approved":0,"highlights":0,"Cache_Location":"000000\\500\\20\\529","Primary_RenditionNumber":"mia_5013813.jpg","Rights_Image_Display":"Full","TitleAlt":"Lucrèce mourante, The Suicide of Lucretia, Portrait of the Daughter of the Artist as Lucretia","list:euro-highlights-pre-1800":true,"related:audio-stops":[{"title":"Rembrandt van Rijn, Lucretia","_id":"529","objectId":"529","link":"http://audio-tours.s3.amazonaws.com/p709.mp3","number":"709","type":"audio"}],"related:artstories":[{"title":"Lucretia","_id":"529","objectId":"529","description":"<p>How well do you know your Roman history? Even the most avid armchair Romanologist today might miss what was obvious to Rembrandt’s audience, even with few clues beyond a glinting dagger and a blood-soaked shift: the tragic story of Lucretia. The virtuous wife of a Roman noble killed herself after being raped by the son of Rome’s tyrannical king, and her enraged husband and father launched a rebellion to overthrow the king that resulted in the Roman Republic. This story, recounted by the Roman historian Livy, resurfaced as a morality tale during the Middle Ages and a model of republican values during the Renaissance: a leader must answer to the people he serves.</p>","link":"http://artstories.artsmia.org/#/o/529","type":"artstory"}],"mtime":"2026-03-21T09:00:09.924Z"}