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The Death of Lucretia

1561 · Private collection

mythological

Lucretia, the virtuous wife of Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, committed suicide, as she could not endure the shame of being raped by Sextus Tarquinius, as Livy related. This deed secured the legendary Roman lady a place in the series of exemplary females that in European painting, particularly in court circles, were depicted as examples of virtue.

The Death of Lucretia

About the Artist

Bernaert de Ryckere

1535 – 1590

Bernaert de Ryckere (Rijckere or Ricke), Flemish painter. The artist was born in Courtrai but became a member of the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1561. Only five signed works by him are known, all in a style very much dependent upon the example of Frans Floris. A number of paintings signed with the monogram B have also been assigned to his hand.

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