Jacopo Francia
Italian, before 1486–1557
Lucretia
INV-4272
Jacopo Francia
Italian, before 1486–1557c. 1510
printprints and drawing
Date
c. 1510
Medium
Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 25.7 × 17.7 cm (10 1/8 × 7 in.); Sheet: 26 × 18 cm (10 1/4 × 7 1/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Potter Palmer, Jr.
Lucretia was a famous Roman aristocrat who killed herself around 510 B.C. after being raped by Sextus Tarquinius, the son of the king of Rome, the tyrannical Lucius Tarquinius Superbus. According to Roman folklore, Lucretia’s fate ignited the rebellion, led by her husband, that overthrew the monarchy and established the Roman Republic.
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