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Titian (Tiziano Vecellio), Tarquin and Lucretia (Rape of Lucretia)

Sexual Issues and Rape

This series discusses unwanted sexual attention, prostitution, and rape.

Topics

Tarquin and Lucretia (Rape of Lucretia)

Titian (Tiziano Vecellio)

Rape and coercion of an noblewoman in ancient Rome
March 2008

The Camden Town Murder (or What Shall We Do About the Rent?)

Walter Sickert

The story of Jack the Ripper
May 2008

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

Pablo Picasso

The ugliness of prostitution
June 2008

Susanna and the Elders

Artemisia Gentileschi

Sexual predation toward a young woman
September 2008

Girl With Cat and Young Girl at the Window

Balthus

Innocent "exhibitionism" of children and the painter's gaze
May 2014

The Head of Medusa

Peter Paul Rubens

Rape of Medusa and its consequences in Greek mythology
June 2014