Brutus, Lucretia and Collatinus
Brutus, Lucretia and Collatinus is a painting of c. 1490–1493 in tempera on panel, attributed to Giovan Francesco Maineri but from preparatory drawings by Ercole de' Roberti. It is in the Galleria Estense in Modena.[1]
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| Artist | Giovan Francesco Maineri, after Ercole de' Roberti |
| Year | c. 1490–1493 |
| Medium | Tempera on panel |
| Dimensions | 47 cm × 30 cm (19 in × 12 in) |
| Location | Galleria Estense, Modena |
This panel, The Wife of Hasdrubal and Her Children and Brutus and Portia were originally part of a series of works depicting famous women of antiquity, probably commissioned by Ercole I d'Este's wife Eleanor of Aragon and referring back to the motto of her father, Ferdinand I of Naples: "Preferisco la morte al disonore" ('I prefer death to dishonour').[2]
References
- (in Italian) M. Molteni, Ercole de' Roberti, Silvana Editoriale, Cinisello Balsamo 1995, pp. 177–78, n. 41
- Fern Rusk Shapley, Catalogue of the Italian Paintings, 2 vols., Washington, D.C., 1979: 1:410
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