Lucretia (Raphael)

Lucretia is a 1500s drawing by the Italian High Renaissance artist Raphael, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

[1] William Russell (died 1884) was the drawing's first recorded owner.

[2] The drawing is executed with pen and brown ink over black chalk on paper.

It depicts Lucretia in the moment before she commits suicide by putting a dagger into her chest.

[4] According to art historian Patricia Emison, the image typifies a contemporary style depicting females standing alone.

Marcantonio Raimondi 's engraving, circa 1510/11