Lucretia

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Lucretia is a dramatic Baroque painting by Artemisia Gentileschi that depicts the Roman noblewoman Lucretia at the moment of her tragic suicide, emphasizing themes of honor, violence, and female virtue.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Lucretia canonical 6
Legend of Lucretia 1
Lucretia (Roman noblewoman) 1

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Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Baroque painting
painting
artForm oil painting
artHistoricalSignificance example of Baroque treatment of classical virtue
artisticStyle dramatic chiaroscuro
tenebrism
basedOn Legend of Lucretia
linked to: Lucretia
colorPalette strong contrasts of light and dark
countryOfOrigin Italy
creator Artemisia Gentileschi
culturalContext Roman Republic
depicts Lucretia (Roman noblewoman)
linked to: Lucretia

dagger
female nude
suicide
genre history painting
iconographicTradition Lucretia in art
languageOfTitle Latin
mainSubject suicide of Lucretia
movement Baroque
narrativeSource ancient Roman history
notableFor female-centered interpretation of classical subject
focus on themes of honor and chastity
intense psychological drama
period 17th century
portrays Roman noblewoman
portraysEmotion despair
resolve
relatedWork Judith Slaying Holofernes (Artemisia Gentileschi)
Susanna and the Elders (Artemisia Gentileschi)
subjectGender female
theme female agency
female virtue
honor
sexual violence
violence
title Lucretia

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lucretia Mott givenName Lucretia
Lucretia Hart Clay givenName Lucretia
Lucretia (Gentileschi painting) depicts Lucretia (Roman noblewoman)
subject linked to: Lucretia
linked to: Lucretia
Lucretia (Gentileschi painting) basedOn Legend of Lucretia
subject linked to: Lucretia
linked to: Lucretia
Lucretia (Gentileschi painting) title Lucretia
subject linked to: Lucretia