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The Rape of a Sabine
The Rape of a Sabine

The Rape of a Sabine

Andrea Andreani (Italian, 1558/59–1629)
Giambologna (Jean Boulogne) (Flemish (worked in Italy), 1529–1608)
about 1584
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks, in tan, medium brown, and dark brown
DimensionsSheet: 45.2 x 19.9 cm (17 13/16 x 7 13/16 in.)(trimmed into the image)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number1975.461
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceGiuseppe (Joseph) Storck, Milan (1766-1836)(Lugt 2319), 1798; Ambroise Firmin-Didot, Paris (1790-1876)(Lugt 119); W.G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); his bequest to the MFA September 10, 1975