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In 1769, doctor Juan Ramis wrote a tragedy in Menorca entitled Lucrecia. The play is written in the Catalan language using a neoclassical style and is a significant work of the eighteenth century written in this language. In 1932, the play Lucrece was produced on Broadway, starring legendary actress Katharine Cornell in the title part.
Lucrezia or Lucrecia may refer to: Lucrezia (given name): an Italian name, feminine of the Roman name Lucretius. The etymological origin of the name is debatable, but is thought to come from the Latin lucrum, meaning "profit, wealth". Other sources believe it may be of Etruscan origin, though its original meaning has been lost.
English rock band The Sisters of Mercy reference Lucrezia as “Lucretia” in their 1988 single Lucretia My Reflection, released as the third and final single from their second studio album, Floodland. The Megadeth song Lucretia, which appears on their 1990 album Rust in Peace, is inspired by Lucrezia Borgia. [66]
Tarquin and Lucretia by Titian. The Rape of Lucrece (1594) is a narrative poem by William Shakespeare about the legendary Roman noblewoman Lucretia.In his previous narrative poem, Venus and Adonis (1593), Shakespeare had included a dedicatory letter to his patron, the Earl of Southampton, in which he promised to compose a "graver labour".
Lucretia was a popular subject for artists during the Baroque period. [1] Rembrandt was one of the many Dutch artists who carried the story throughout Northern Europe. [1] It has been suggested by Svetlana Alpers that there is a significant link to the painting and his mistress Hendrickje Stoffels.
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The Tragedy of Lucretia is a tempera and oil painting on a wood cassone or spalliera panel by the Italian Renaissance master Sandro Botticelli, painted between 1496 and 1504.. Known less formally as the Botticelli Lucretia, it is housed in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum of Boston, Massachusetts, having been owned by Isabella Stewart Gardner in her lifet
President-elect Donald Trump on Monday will sign a memorandum aimed at fighting inflation after he takes office that calls for an "all of government" response to bring down costs for Americans, an ...