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Getty Museum Acquires Artemisia Gentileschi’s "Lucretia"

Published on , by La Gazette Drouot

The 1627 portrait of a bare-chested woman holding a dagger to her chest is the Roman heroine Lucretia, on the brink of suicide. The Getty acquired Gentileschi’s paintings from an anonymous seller and will put in on show when it reopens in the upcoming weeks.