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VICO, Enea (1523–1567), after RAIMONDI, Marcantonio (c.
See original version (Italian)
134
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VICO, Enea (1523–1567), after RAIMONDI, Marcantonio (c.
See original version (Italian)
Estimate €100 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
VICO, Enea (1523–1567), after RAIMONDI, Marcantonio (c. 1480–1534). The Suicide of Lucretia. 1541.
Engraving depicting Lucretia at the moment of her suicide, plunging a dagger into her breast, after the celebrated composition engraved by Marcantonio Raimondi. Lucretia, wife of Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus and one of the most enduring heroines of Roman history, took her own life after being raped by Sextus Tarquinius.
Engraving (205 × 131 mm), trimmed to the platemark. (1)
See original version (Italian)
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