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Rape of a Sabine Woman

After Giambologna Netherlandish
1584
Not on view
This print is after Giambologna's marble sculpture in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Rape of a Sabine Woman
  • Artist: Andrea Andreani (Italian, Mantua 1558/1559–1629)
  • Artist: After Giambologna (Netherlandish, Douai 1529–1608 Florence)
  • Date: 1584
  • Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcut from four blocks printed in brown
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 17 1/8 × 7 1/2 in. (43.5 × 19 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.50.19-1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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