The painting by artist Tiziano Vecellio “Tarquinius and Lucrezia” was written for Philip II of Spain. The size of the picture is 189 x 145 cm, canvas, oil. The name of the Roman Lucretia since ancient times was synonymous with female chastity. The story of the death of Lucretia is told most fully in Titus Livia.
During the siege of the troops of the king of Tarquinia, the proud city of the rods of Ardei, the son of the king, Sextus Tarquinius, set up a feast for the soldiers of his detachment. All the feasts praised their wives and decided to check what the Romans are doing while their husbands are at war. Since Ardei is not far from Rome, a few hours later the royal son Sextus Tarquinius and other soldiers of his legion were already in the city.
As expected, many wives of warriors indulged in fornication, only the wife of a relative of the Tsar Kollatin, Lucretia, was sitting at a spinning wheel. Struck by its beauty, Sextus Tarquin returned after a while to the house of Lucrezia and abused her, dishonoring the name of the family of Kollatina. Lucretia sent a messenger to a military camp to her husband.
Collatin along with his friend Brutus arrived in Rome. Lucrezia told him of her misfortune and accepted death by hacking her husband’s sword. Collatin and Brutus over the body of Lucretia vowed to avenge Tarquinius. The body of Lucretia was taken to a small town near Rome, whose inhabitants also swore an oath of vengeance and began an uprising that ended with the expulsion of Etruscan kings from Rome. Collatin and Brutus became the first consuls of the republic that arose as a result of the uprising.
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