The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of May 15, 2024
The Story of Lucretia
c. 1530
circle of Master of the "Kanis Triptych"
(Netherlandish)
Overall: 71.2 x 51.2 cm (28 1/16 x 20 3/16 in.)
Bequest of William G. Mather 1951.335
Location: 112 Northern Renaissance
Description
The tribulations of the Roman noblewoman Lucretia, a well-known story from classical antiquity, is represented here in a northern setting. Assaulted in the background by Tarquinius, she is sorrowful in the foreground. At her side are her two brothers who will seek revenge. The style is closely related to panel paintings by a distinct yet anonymous master whose best-known work is the triptych commissioned around 1526 by Jacob Kanis of Nijmegen and now housed in the museum Commanderie van Sint Jan of that city.- William G. Mather, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1951.335