1525
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Tarquin and Lucretia is a 1525 ink by Georg Pencz, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This black-and-white engraving shows a dramatic scene inside a room. A muscular man stands over a woman lying on a bed, holding a bloody dagger. She looks down, her face sad and shocked. Around them, a few small figures watch from the doorway—one holds a torch, another looks away. The artist used fine lines and shading to show muscle and emotion, making the scene feel tense. The dagger’s blood and the woman’s pose suggest a story of betrayal and sorrow. Want to see more like this? Try looking up *engraving*.
Georg Pencz (c. 1500 – 11 October 1550) was a German engraver, painter and printmaker. Pencz was probably born in Westheim near Bad Windsheim/Franconia. He travelled to Nuremberg in 1523 and joined Albrecht Dürer’s…
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