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Hans Brosamer

The Suicide of Lucretia

1537

Dating
Exact year
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 3 5/8 × 2 3/8 in. (9.2 × 6 cm)
Collection no.
17.50.73
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Suicide of Lucretia — Hans Brosamer. 1537.

Medium: Engraving. Dimensions: Sheet (Trimmed): 3 5/8 × 2 3/8 in. (9.2 × 6 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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