Tarquinius och Lucretia

Tizian, 1571, Fitzwilliam Museum

‘Tarquinius och Lucretia’ is a work by Tizian (Italy, 1488–1576). It is dated 1571. It is part of the collection Fitzwilliam Museum. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

It was commissioned by Philip II of Spain. It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 189 × 145 cm. The work belongs to the genres history painting and mythological painting. The things depicted include Lucretia, Sextus Tarquinius, rape of Lucretia, and man.

The catalogue has 249 more works by Tizian.

• The Renaissance