The Rape of the Sabines
Andrea Andreani
(Italian, 1558/59–1629)
Giambologna (Jean Boulogne)
(Flemish (worked in Italy), 1529–1608)
1585
Medium/TechniqueChiaroscuro woodcut printed from four blocks, in three shades of brown (the sesond and third sheets only)
DimensionsOverall: 76.8 x 70 cm (30 1/4 x 27 9/16 in.)(printed on two sheets (the second and third sheets of the complete print), 76.1 x 33.6 cm and 76.8 x 36.9 cm)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number1975.462
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ProvenancePierre Mariette II, Paris (1634-1716)(Lugt 1788), 1674; Albertina, Vienna (Lugt 5g); W.G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); his bequest to the MFA September 10, 1975
