The Death of Lucretia

Paulus Moreelse1612

Details

Title: The Death of Lucretia
Creator: Paulus Moreelse
Date Created: 1612
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Purchase funds, 1971
Materials & Techniques: Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks printed in light grey, medium grey, and black ink
Keywords: death, mythology
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Bibliography: Le Blanc 2 (vol. 3, p. 46); Nagler, Lex. 1 (vol. 10, p. 527); Alfred von Wurzbach 2 (vol. 2, p. 187) as “after P. Moreelse”; Hollstein 2 iii (vol. 14, p. 87); Strauss (1973) 152A, as described but with two tone blocks
Associated People: Created by Paulus Moreelse (Dutch, 1571-1638)
Accession Number: 1971.3.1

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