Lucretia

Rembrandt · 1664 · oil on canvas

Lucretia is a 1666 history painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn. It is an oil painting on canvas that depicts a myth about a woman named Lucretia who lived during the ancient Roman eras. She committed suicide to defend her honor after being raped by an Etruscan king's son. For her self-sacrifice she is known as a heroine to the Romans, who celebrated the ideals of virtue and chastity.

Image courtesy of The National Gallery of Art.

Available as a made-to-order museum-quality canvas print: stretched or framed.