Sextus verkracht Lucretia onder bedreiging met zwaard
1546 - 1547
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
117; 77
About this artwork
height 77 mm x width 117 mm
Art Historical Context
Behold *Sextus verkracht Lucret onder bedreiging met z* (Sextus Rapes Lucretia under of Sword), a poignant engraving by German Renaissance artist Georg Pencz, around 1546–1547. Pencz, a master of the Nuremberg Little Masters—a group celebrated for their intricate small-scale prints—draws from the ancient Roman tale recounted by Livy. In this dramatic moment, the tyrannical prince Sextus Tarquinius the virtuous Lucretia at swordpoint, an event that sparked her suicide and the revolt leading to the Roman Republic's birth. This subject, popular in Renaissance art, explores timeless themes of powe...
About the Artist
Georg Pencz · 1490–1550
Comment on works: Religious; History; Portraits