Lucretia, 1704 or earlier, French, probably Paris, Marble, confirmed: 27 1/2 × 43 1/4 × 20 3/4 in., 686 lb. (69.9 × 109.9 × 52.7 cm, 311.2 kg), Sculpture, Philippe Bertrand (French, 1663–1724), Lucretia's suicide out of shame for her rape by Sextus Tarquinius—a self-sacrifice that led to the rebellion in Rome against the Tarquins— was frequendy depicted in prints and paintings, though less often in sculpture, from the sixteenth through the eighteenth century
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Lucretia, 1704, earlier, French, Paris, Marble, confirmed, 27 1/2, 43 1/4, 20 3/4, 686 lb, 69.9, 109.9, 52.7 cm, 311.2 kg, Sculpture, Philippe Bertrand, 1663–1724, suicide out, shame, rape, Sextus Tarquinius— self-sacrifice, led, rebellion, Rome, Tarquins—, frequendy depicted, prints, paintings, less, sculpture, sixteenth, eighteenth century
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