Lucretia
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Lucretia is a dramatic Baroque painting by Artemisia Gentileschi that depicts the Roman noblewoman Lucretia at the moment of her tragic suicide, emphasizing themes of honor, violence, and female virtue.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lucretia canonical | 6 |
| Legend of Lucretia | 1 |
| Lucretia (Roman noblewoman) | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | example of Baroque treatment of classical virtue ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
dramatic chiaroscuro
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tenebrism ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Lucretia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Legend of Lucretia
|
| colorPalette | strong contrasts of light and dark ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Artemisia Gentileschi ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Roman Republic ⓘ |
| depicts |
Lucretia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Lucretia (Roman noblewoman)
dagger ⓘ female nude ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
| genre | history painting ⓘ |
| iconographicTradition | Lucretia in art ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| mainSubject | suicide of Lucretia ⓘ |
| movement | Baroque ⓘ |
| narrativeSource | ancient Roman history ⓘ |
| notableFor |
female-centered interpretation of classical subject
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focus on themes of honor and chastity ⓘ intense psychological drama ⓘ |
| period | 17th century ⓘ |
| portrays | Roman noblewoman ⓘ |
| portraysEmotion |
despair
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resolve ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Judith Slaying Holofernes (Artemisia Gentileschi)
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Susanna and the Elders (Artemisia Gentileschi) ⓘ |
| subjectGender | female ⓘ |
| theme |
female agency
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female virtue ⓘ honor ⓘ sexual violence ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| title | Lucretia self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lucretia (Gentileschi painting)
this entity surface form:
Lucretia (Roman noblewoman)
subject surface form:
Lucretia (Gentileschi painting)
this entity surface form:
Legend of Lucretia