Lucretia, 1508–10, Pen and brown ink over black chalk, partially incised with a stylus (recto); rubbed with black chalk for transfer (verso), 15-5/8 x 11-1/2 in. (39.7 x 29.2 cm), Drawings, Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520

Lucretia, 1508–10, Pen and brown ink over black chalk, partially incised with a stylus (recto); rubbed with black chalk for transfer (verso), 15-5/8 x 11-1/2 in. (39.7 x 29.2 cm), Drawings, Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome), This monumental drawing, produced by Raphael in his early Roman period, reveals his arresting knowledge of antique Roman sculpture and literary sources. According to Ovid's Fasti and Livy's History of Rome, the noble matron Lucretia committed suicide after being raped by Sextus, son of the tyrant Tarquin the Proud. (Photo by: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)