Lucretia (Rembrandt, 1664)
Lucretia is a 1664 history painting of Roman noblewoman
Painting
This painting was documented by
Sales. Lapeyriere, Paris, April 19, 1825 (1300 francs). London, 1826 (£199 : 10s., bought in). Michael Zachary, London, 1828 (£115 : 10s., Sir T. Lawrence for Munro). H. A. J. Munro of Novar, London, March 26, 1859. Prince Paul Demidoff, San Donato, near Florence, March 15, 1880, No. 1146 (14,700 francs). In the possession of the Paris dealer S. Bourgeois.
Sale. M. C. D. Borden, New York, February 13, 1913 (26,000, M. Knoedler and Co.). In the possession of Fred. Muller and Co., Amsterdam. In the collection of August Janssen, Amsterdam."[1]
Before him, Smith wrote:
192. The Death of Lucretia, The Roman heroine is represented in a loose and neglected attire, standing in a front view, her countenance, indicating the firm resolve of her injured honour, is slightly raised, while her right hand plunges the dagger in her bosom. Colour, effect, and dexterous execution, are the chief qualities of this production, which, according to the date, 1664, must have been one of his last works.
3ft. 6 in. by 3ft.— C. Collection of M. Lapeyriere, Paris, 1825. . 1300 fs. 52l. In a sale at Mr. H. Phillips, . . 1826. . (bt. in.) 190 gs. Collection of Michael Zachary, Esq., . . 1828 110 gs.
Exhibited in the British Gallery in 1832. Now in the collection of J. H. Munro, Esq.[2]
Two years later Rembrandt made another painting of Lucretia, depicting the moment after she stabs herself:
See also
References
- ^ Entry 218 for ''Lucretia in Hofstede de Groot, 1915
- ^ 192. The Death of Lucretia in Smith's catalogue raisonne of 1836
- van de Wetering, Ernst (2015). A Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings. Springer. pp. 551–562. ISBN 9789401791731.
- Lucretia in the Demidov sale catalog on archive.org
- Lucretia in the RKD
