Anne Towner

Lucretia

<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Inspiration is the feeling of wonder that fills someone to the point that it must be let out in some creative form.</span></p>


Allegory. Lucretia, portrait of a young woman, seconds after taking her own life, holding knife in right hand, blood-stained chemise, left hand grasps bell cord.

Rembrandt tells the story of Lucretia through her solemn and saddened gaze, in the traces of blood on her gown, and the dagger in her hand. The wife of a Roman nobleman, Lucretia was known for her loyalty and virtue. She was raped by Sextus Tarquinius, the son of the ruling tyrant. Lucretia revealed the crime to her husband and father, and, in their presence, took her own life. She chose death in order to prevent dishonor, at a time and place when a woman’s perceived virtue was more valuable than her life.

Anne Towner
Lucretia, Color pencil sketch

Inspired by:

Lucretia, 17th century — Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn — Oil on canvas

What does inspiration mean to you?

Anne Towner Lucretia, Color pencil sketch

Inspired by:

Lucretia, 17th century — Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn — Oil on canvas

What does inspiration mean to you?

Anne Towner
Lucretia, Color pencil sketch