Why it matters
Sextus Tarquinius threatens Lucretia with violence. Titian painted it in his eighties for Philip II of Spain, and it is considered entirely his own work.
Did you know?
- It was completed in 1571.
- It is signed.
- Unlike some of his late works, it is fully finished.
Based on the Wikipedia article Tarquin and Lucretia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
