Lucretia, ca. 1665–67 by Casper Netcher 1639-1684 Dutch, The Netherlands, Holland. ( Caspar Netscher (Prague or Heidelberg ca. 1639 – 1684 The Hague) Roman heroine Lucretia is recounted by Livy. The beautiful wife of Lucius Tarquinius Collatinus, a Roman nobleman of the sixth century , Lucretia was renowned for her virtue and loyalty. She was raped by Sextus Tarquinius, son of Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, the tyrannical Etruscan king of Rome.

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