Caption

Death of Lucretia, print, album page, Lucretia is about to plunge a dagger into her breast. This print is part of an album., printmaker: Jan van Troyen, Southern Netherlands (possibly), after painting by David Teniers (II), after painting by Titian, Italy, after painting by anonymous, Venice, Brussels, grantor of privilege: Spanish crown, 1660, paper, etching, height 225 mm x width 173 mm, The print was produced after a Venetian painting located in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna (inventory number: GG_1571). David Teniers likely produced an oil study on canvas or panel (so-called pasticcio) of every painting in the collection of Leopold William of Austria, which served as models for the printmakers. It is not always clear whether the pasticci were made by him or by his studio. Not all pasticci have survived., death of Lucretia: she commits suicide by stabbing herself, A monochrome engraving of a person shown from the waist up against a dark crosshatched background, with wavy hair falling to the shoulders and an upturned face looking slightly upward, wearing a draped garment with a fur-lined cloak over one shoulder and a striped fabric visible on the other, one hand holding the edge of the fur at the chest and the other hand raised and gripping a slender dagger pointed toward the chest, detailed shading and fine line work define the folds of the clothing and the texture of the hair and fur.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B27_458

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Death Lucretia print album page plunge dagger breast part album printmaker Jan van Troyen Southern Netherlands painting David Teniers Ii Titian Italy anonymous Venice Brussels grantor privilege Spanish crown 1660 paper etching height 225 mm x width 173 mm was produced Venetian located collection Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna inventory number Gg_1571 oil study canvas panel -called pasticcio every painting Leopold William Austria served models printmakers clear whether pasticci studio survived death commits suicide stabbing monochrome engraving person shown waist up dark crosshatched background wavy hair falling shoulders upturned face looking slightly upward wearing draped garment fur-lined cloak shoulder striped fabric visible hand holding edge fur chest hand raised gripping slender dagger pointed detailed shading fine line work define folds clothing texture hair fur