Lucretia (Artemisia Gentileschi)

Lucretia is a painting by the Italian baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi. It depicts Lucretia, the wife of Roman consul and general Tarquinus, at the moment of her suicide. The decision to take her own life was made after she was blackmailed and raped by a fellow soldier of Tarquinus. It is one of a number of paintings of Gentileschi that focus on virtuous women ill-treated by men.

Lucretia
Lucretia (1625)

Year	1623–1625
Dimensions	100 cm (39 in) × 77 cm (30 in)

The painting was painted between 1623 and 1625. It is currently in the collection of Gerolamo Etro, Milan. [1] Gentileschi also painted another canvas on the same topic, much later in her career; this painting is now in the Neues Palais, Potsdam

References

Christiansen, Keith; Mann, Judith Walker (2001-01-01). Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi. New York; New Haven: Metropolitan Museum of Art ; Yale University Press. p. 361. ISBN 1588390063.

Artemisia Gentileschi

Paintings

1610s	Susanna and the Elders (Pommersfelden) Madonna and Child (Galleria Spada) Madonna and Child (Galleria degli Uffizi) Self-Portrait as Pittura (location unknown) Judith Beheading Holofernes (Naples) Danae Portrait of a Nun Allegory of Inclination Judith and her Maidservant (Pitti Palace) Self-Portrait as a Lute Player Self-Portrait as a Female Martyr Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria Mary Magdalene Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy Saint Catherine of Alexandria
1620s	Cleopatra (Milan) Cleopatra (Ferrara) Jael and Sisera Saint Cecilia Medea, unknown location Allegory of Painting Judith Slaying Holofernes (Florence) Aurora (Alessandra Masu collection, Rome) Mary Magdalene as Melancholy (Mexico City) Joseph and Potiphar's Wife Susanna and the Elders (Stamford) Portrait of a Gonfaloniere Portrait of a Lady Holding a Fan Lucretia (Milan) Christ Blessing the Children Penitent Magdalene Judith and Her Maidservant (Detroit) Venus and Cupid Esther before Ahasuerus
1630s	Annunciation (Naples) Penitent Magdalene Corisca and the Satyr Self-Portrait (Rome) Clio, Muse of History (Pisa) The Birth of Saint John the Baptist Lot and His Daughters Bathsheba (Columbus Museum of Art) Cleopatra (private collection, Rome) Samson and Delilah (Naples) Saint Januarius in the Amphitheatre at Pozzuoli Adoration of the Magi Saints Proculus and Nicea Christ and the Samaritan Woman (private collection) Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting David and Goliath
1640s	Susanna and the Elders (Brno) Judith and her Maidservant (Naples) Judith and her Maidservant (Cannes) Saint Apollonia
1650s	Susanna and the Elders (Bologna) Virgin and Child with a Rosary

Bibliography
Artemisia (1997 film)
Orazio Gentileschi (father)

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