The suicide of Lucretia after her rape by Sextus Tarquinius. Lucius Junius Brutus, holding aloft the dagger with which Lucretia killed herself vows revenge. The incident led to the overthrow of the Roman monarchy. An episode in Roman mythology. After a 19th century work by Bartolomeo Pinelli.

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