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The Suicide of Lucretia, 1600. Creator: Heinrich Ulrich.

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The Suicide of Lucretia, 1600. The suicide of the Roman heroine Lucretia was related by the historian Livy (59 BCE- 17 CE). Raped by an Etruscan prince, she extracted an oath of vengeance from her father and husband and then stabbed herself. As a result, the Etruscan kings were expelled and the Roman Republic was established (late 6th century BCE). At the time (and still so around 1600), her response to being raped--suicide--was considered appropriate, even noble.

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Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

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HRM23B16_125

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Droits gérés

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55,6Mo (2,5Mo) / 33,2cm x 42,0cm / 3921 x 4960 (300dpi)

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