The Sabine women and children walking to the left after being freed, at right a man on horseback leans down to embrace another man, after Polidoro da Caravaggio

Cherubino Alberti (Zaccaria Mattia) Italian

1570–1615

Not on view

The third in a set of three prints by Alberti depicting a frieze by Polidoro da Caravaggio. This sheet is cut off at far right, excluding a female figure standing above a roundel that is part of other impressions. Verso not visible as print is laid to another sheet of paper.

Artwork Details

Title: The Sabine women and children walking to the left after being freed, at right a man on horseback leans down to embrace another man, after Polidoro da Caravaggio
Series/Portfolio: Three-part frieze depicting the Rape of the Sabine Women, after Polidoro da Caravaggio
Artist: 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 11/16 × 17 3/16 in. (17 × 43.7 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Object Number: 51.501.722
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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