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The Death of Lucretia
Paulus Moreelse (Dutch, 1571–1638)
1612
Medium/Technique
Chiaroscuro woodcut in two tone blocks and one line block
Dimensions
26.35 x 32.7 cm (10 3/8 x 12 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession Number1985.805
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Hollstein (Dutch & Flemish, vol. XIV, Moreelse) I (II/III)
State
II/III
Signed
Signed in block, upper right: PMoreelse In:/1612; underneath is the monogram of the unidentified block cutter over a cutting tool
Marks
Watermark: the letters P P beneath a cross, opposite an indistinct shield or entwined letters (similar to Heawood 2890); verso, collector's mark of William Bell Scott (Lugt 2607)in black; MFA Allen Bequest stamp in brown (Lugt 3593) with accession number in graphite: 1985.805; various marks in graphite, including: (211) Allen; c. 1100y
InscriptionsInscription in letterpress in lower margin, lower left: Nataiaces, cast: exemplum memorabile zeli, [the second line is cut off: Nataiaces, gemino sed superatamalo] and lower right: Corruptum est corpus, men's incorrupta remansit: [the second line is cut off: In te damnasti, cur scelus alterius?]
ProvenanceWilliam Bell Scott (b. 1811 - d. 1890), London. William Goodwin Russell Allen (b. 1882 - d. 1955); his bequest to the MFA. ( Accession Date: October 23, 1985)