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Source Description
This exquisite marble sculpture is one of a series of small reliefs attributed to Mosca showing heroes and heroines of antiquity. Represented here is the story of Lucretia, who, after having been raped by Sextus Tarquinius, stabs herself in front of a group, including her husband and father, to prove her innocence. Originally, the figure held a knife in the missing hand and was in the process of committing suicide, which explains the anguished expression on her face. The inlaid blue stone contrasts with the cool whiteness of the marble. The Latin inscription reads: "an example of chastity for married women."
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Document identity
localId
16198
label
Lucretia
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obj
dtoType
sculpture
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
16198
sourceUrl
contentType
sculpture
stage
normalized
title
Lucretia
description
This exquisite marble sculpture is one of a series of small reliefs attributed to Mosca showing heroes and heroines of antiquity. Represented here is the story of Lucretia, who, after having been raped by Sextus Tarquinius, stabs herself in front of a group, including her husband and father, to prove her innocence. Originally, the figure held a knife in the missing hand and was in the process of committing suicide, which explains the anguished expression on her face. The inlaid blue stone contrasts with the cool whiteness of the marble. The Latin inscription reads: "an example of chastity for married women."
provenance
In the Benoit-Oppenheim Collection, Berlin, until 1907. Lippmann Collection, London, until 1927; purchased by Jacques Seligmann and Company (through Frederik Muller & Cie Sale, lot no. IX) Paris, 1927; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1928; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1550 (Renaissance)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Sculpture
sculpture (visual works)
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2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
34.5
height
24
dimensionsRaw
H: 13 9/16 x W: 9 7/16 in. (34.5 x 24 cm)
Source extras
cul
Italian Renaissance
inscriptions
[Transcription] Inscribed: CASTIS.EXEMPLAR.UXORIBUS. [Translation] An example of chastity for married women
med
marble with lapis lazuli
creator_ids
6653
collection_ids
REN
exhibition_ids
2085
2634
2668
2847
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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no
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no