The Rape of the Sabines, 1585, Chiaroscuro woodcut in three sections (joined), each printed from four blocks, Sheet (left panel, trimmed to block line): 29 3/8 × 10 1/4 in. (74.6 × 26 cm), Prints, Andrea Andreani (Mantua, 1558/1559–1629), After a bronze plaque by Giambologna (Netherlandish, Douai 1529–1608 Florence), Executed in three sections on six sheets of paper, this monumental woodcut depicts the ancient legend of the abduction of the Sabine women by the men of Rome. Upon finding the city bereft of women, Rome’s founder, Romulus, invited the neighboring peoples to a festival as a pretense to the abduction
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Rape, Sabines, 1585, Chiaroscuro woodcut, three sections, joined, printed, four blocks, Sheet, left panel, trimmed, block line, 29 3/8, 10 1/4, 74.6, 26 cm, Prints, Andrea Andreani, Mantua, 1558/1559–1629, After a bronze plaque by Giambologna, Netherlandish, Douai, 1529–1608, Florence, Executed, six sheets, paper, monumental woodcut depicts, ancient legend, abduction, Sabine women, men, Rome, Upon finding, city bereft, women, founder, Romulus, invited, neighboring peoples, festival, pretense
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