Tarquinius și Lucreția
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From the collection of Brukenthal National Museum
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From the collection of Brukenthal National Museum
Tarquinius și Lucreția is an unspecified by Martin van Meytens, a Byzantine icon painting work, depicting Aeneas, held at Brukenthal National Museum.
You see a dark room where a man in armor looms over a woman in white. Her hand clutches a dagger to her chest. Blood drips onto white sheets. This scene shows a Roman story where a woman chooses death over dishonor. The artist uses strong light and dark to make the moment feel urgent. Check out the Museum of Ethnography online to see more works like this.
Martin van Meytens painted grand portraits in the early 1700s, showing Swedish kings, Roman legends, and silk-clad nobles.
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