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The Rape of Lucretia
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Sextus Tarquinius, the son of King Tarquinius Superbus, forces the chaste Lucretia to submit to him in her bedroom. Below the scene, six lines of Latin. This print is part of a series of four prints depicting the history of Lucretia.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineVerkrachting van Lucretia. 1578 - 1580. Hendrick Goltzius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
