Romulus at right rising from his throne and ordering his soldiers to search for the Sabines
Copy in reverse of an engraving by Cherubino Alberti, which was the first in a set of three prints depicting a frieze by Polidoro da Caravaggio. This sheet is cut off at right, excluding a female figure standing above a roundel that is part Alberti's print. Verso not visible as print is laid to another sheet of paper.
Artwork Details
- Title: Romulus at right rising from his throne and ordering his soldiers to search for the Sabines
- Series/Portfolio: Three-part frieze depicting the Rape of the Sabine Women, after Polidoro da Caravaggio
- Artist: Anonymous
- Artist: After Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia) (Italian, Borgo Sansepolcro 1553–1615 Rome)
- Artist: After Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina)
- Date: 1570–1615
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 6 1/2 × 15 3/16 in. (16.5 × 38.6 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
- Object Number: 51.501.720
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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