Rape of the Sabine
Rape of the Sabine

Currently not on view

Rape of the Sabine

after Giambologna, 1529–1608; born Douai, France; died Florence, Italy; active Florence, Italy
x1976-65

Information

Title
Rape of the Sabine
Maker
after Giambologna
Medium
Black chalk with white heightening over grey ground
Dimensions
38.7 × 19.4 cm. (15 1/4 × 7 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Frank Jewett Mather Jr.
Object Number
x1976-65
Inscription
in graphite, upper right: 20.-
Marks/Labels/Seals
Watermark: Letters PS inside shield (lower center) and triple mont with TP (upper center) (cf. Heawood 3083 and 3085, Florence, 1745)
Type
drawings
Materials
black chalk, paper (fiber product)
Techniques
preparing, heightening
Subject
mythology, men, figures (representations), women, nudes

Frank Jewett Mather Jr. (probably given to the Art Museum in the 1940s)

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