The painting has been described as one of D*rer's most unpopular works, with many art historians, including Max Friedl*nder and Erwin Panofsky, commenting unfavourably on apparent qualities such as ``austerity and awkwardness''. Art historian Fedja Anzelewsky described her as ``a parody rather than an exaltation of the classical feminine figure.'' The feminist scholar Linda Hults observes how ``there is a mechanical quality to Lucretia's suicidal gesture; it seems to operate apart from her facial expression, and it does not seem to require the assistance of her other arm, which is oddly placed behind her back.''
The painting has been described as one of D*rer's most unpopular works, with many art historians, including Max Friedl*nder and Erwin Panofsky, commenting unfavourably on apparent qualities such as ``austerity and awkwardness''.
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Definite=Def|PronType=Art
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painting
painting
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be
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describe
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case
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NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
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D<UNK>rer
D<UNK>rer
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case
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advmod
Degree=Sup
most
most
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unpopular
unpopular
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work
works
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NNS
punct
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,
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,
case
with
with
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IN
amod
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many
many
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compound
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art
art
NOUN
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nmod
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historian
historians
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NNS
punct
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case
VerbForm=Ger
include
including
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Max
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flat
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Friedl*nder
Friedl*nder
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NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Erwin
Erwin
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flat
Number=Sing
Panofsky
Panofsky
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punct
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,
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,
acl
VerbForm=Ger
comment
commenting
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VBG
advmod
unfavourably
unfavourably
ADV
RB
case
on
on
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
apparent
apparent
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
quality
qualities
NOUN
NNS
case
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such
such
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JJ
fixed
as
as
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nmod
Number=Sing
austerity
austerity
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
awkwardness
awkwardness
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NN
punct
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'
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punct
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''
punct
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Art historian Fedja Anzelewsky described her as ``a parody rather than an exaltation of the classical feminine figure.''
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art
Art
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compound
Number=Sing
historian
historian
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NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Fedja
Fedja
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NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Anzelewsky
Anzelewsky
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NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
describe
described
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obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
her
her
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PRP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
punct
``
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Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
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parody
parody
NOUN
NN
cc
rather
rather
ADV
RB
fixed
than
than
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
conj
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exaltation
exaltation
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
amod
Degree=Pos
classical
classical
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
feminine
feminine
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JJ
nmod
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figure
figure
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NN
punct
.
.
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.
punct
''
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The feminist scholar Linda Hults observes how ``there is a mechanical quality to Lucretia's suicidal gesture; it seems to operate apart from her facial expression, and it does not seem to require the assistance of her other arm, which is oddly placed behind her back.''
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Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
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DT
amod
Degree=Pos
feminist
feminist
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
scholar
scholar
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NN
appos
Number=Sing
Linda
Linda
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NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Hults
Hults
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
observe
observes
VERB
VBZ
advmod
PronType=Int
how
how
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punct
``
``
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expl
there
there
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EX
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
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VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
mechanical
mechanical
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
quality
quality
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Lucretia
Lucretia
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
suicidal
suicidal
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
gesture
gesture
NOUN
NN
punct
;
;
PUNCT
:
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
seem
seems
VERB
VBZ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
operate
operate
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VB
advmod
apart
apart
ADV
RB
case
from
from
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IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
facial
facial
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
expression
expression
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
does
AUX
VBZ
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
conj
VerbForm=Inf
seem
seem
VERB
VB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
require
require
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
assistance
assistance
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
arm
arm
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
oddly
oddly
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
place
placed
VERB
VBN
case
behind
behind
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP
advmod
back
back
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
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