PrintsItalian16th century

Rape of a Sabine

c. 1583

Artists

Andrea AndreaniArtist

GiambolognaArtist after

Classification

Prints

Technique

Chiaroscuro woodcut

Medium

Chiaroscuro woodcut from two blocks in green and dark gray

Culture

Italian

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

sheet: 44.8 × 20.4 cm (17 5/8 × 8 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Thomas Banks (1735-1805) (Lugt 2423), London. Edward Habich (1818-1901) (Lugt 862), Boston and Kassel. Purchased by Harvard University, 1896

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