Lucretia (Rembrandt, 1666)

Lucretia
Lucretia
ArtistRembrandt
Year1666
Catalogue314 (Rembrandt Research Project, A Corpus of Rembrandt Paintings VI)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions110.2 cm × 92.3 cm (43.4 in × 36.3 in)
LocationMinneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis

Lucretia is a 1666 history painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn. It is an oil painting on canvas that depicts a myth about a woman named Lucretia who lived during the ancient Roman eras. She committed suicide to defend her honor after being raped by an Etruscan king's son. For her self-sacrifice she is known as a heroine to the Romans, who celebrated the ideals of virtue and chastity.

The painting is in the collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Art.

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