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The Rape of a Sabine
Andrea Andreani (Italian, 1558/59–1629)
After: Giambologna (Jean Boulogne) (Flemish (worked in Italy), 1529–1608)
After: Giambologna (Jean Boulogne) (Flemish (worked in Italy), 1529–1608)
1584
Medium/Technique
Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from five blocks, in black and four shades of gray-green
Dimensions
Sheet: 45.4 x 20.7 cm (17 7/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession Number1975.454
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch XII.093.1; Meyer 28, only state
Marks
Verso, center, stamped in brown ink, the mark of the MFA W.G. Russell Allen Bequest (Lugt 3593)
ProvenanceW.G. Russell Allen, Boston (1882-1955); his bequest to the MFA September 10, 1975