The Rape of the Sabines
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Andrea Andreani|Giambologna
Artist bio: Italian, Mantua 1558/1559–1629|Netherlandish, Douai 1529–1608 Florence
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|Netherlandish
Date: 1585
Medium: Chiaroscuro woodcut in three sections (joined), each printed from four blocks
Dimensions: Sheet (left panel, trimmed to block line): 29 3/8 × 10 1/4 in. (74.6 × 26 cm)
Sheet (center panel, trimmed to block line): 29 1/2 × 12 3/4 in. (74.9 × 32.4 cm)
Sheet (right panel, trimmed to block line): 29 3/4 × 13 7/8 in. (75.6 × 35.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession year: 1922
Tags: Horses|Male Nudes|Female Nudes