The Death of Lucretia

Paulus Moreelse (Dutch, 1571–1638)

1612

Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut in two tone blocks and one line block

Dimensions26.35 x 32.7 cm (10 3/8 x 12 7/8 in.)

Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen

Accession number1985.805

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InscriptionsInscription in letterpress in lower margin, lower left: Nataiaces, cast: exemplum memorabile zeli, [the second line is cut off: Nataiaces, gemino sed superatamalo] and lower right: Corruptum est corpus, men's incorrupta remansit: [the second line is cut off: In te damnasti, cur scelus alterius?]

ProvenanceWilliam Bell Scott (b. 1811 - d. 1890), London. William Goodwin Russell Allen (b. 1882 - d. 1955); his bequest to the MFA. ( Accession Date: October 23, 1985)