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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 two shades of brown and black
DimensionsSheet: 45.4 x 20.2 cm (17 7/8 x 7 15/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number27.1278
On View
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceAmbroise Firmin-Didot, Paris (1790-1876)(Lugt 119); W.G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); his gift to the MFA September 1, 1927