艺术流派
Unknown Movement
创作媒介
Unknown Medium
作品信息
艺术家
Rembrandt
创作年代
1666
地点
Amsterdam, Netherlands
作品描述
Lucretia is a 1666 history painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn. It is an oil painting on canvas that depicts a myth about a woman named Lucretia who lived during the ancient Roman eras. She committed suicide to defend her honor after being raped by an Etruscan king's son. For her self-sacrifice she is known as a heroine to the Romans, who celebrated the ideals of virtue and chastity.