Certainly not Rembrandt’s finest hour. It looks a bit awkward - and the dress is certainly not very Romanesque. She looks more like a Victorian Lady admiring a dagger.

Sorry for the bad image quality - anyone got a better file?

Part of the Art Motive Series: "The Story of Lucretia"

I am still not very convinced by Rembrandt’s second attempt to paint the tragedy of Lucretia. The wound wound looks more like a soup stain, the dagger is hard to see and what’s with the rope?

Sorry for the bad image quality - anyone got a better file?

Part of the Art Motive Series: "The Story of Lucretia"