The Abduction of the Sabine Women — Nicolas Poussin (probably 1633–34)
10″ x 8″ (Horizontal)
$39.00
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The Abduction of the Sabine Women — Nicolas Poussin (probably 1633–34)
$39.00
The scene illustrates the Roman legend recorded by Livy in which Romulus's men abducted Sabine women to populate the new city of Rome; Poussin staged the chaos using poses modeled on ancient sculpture and coins he studied in Rome.
Nicolas Poussin, probably 1633–34 — The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- Honest scale — sizes listed in inches — the original is 154.6 × 209.9 cm.
- Source recorded — public-domain master scan, printed on matte stretched canvas, 0.75″ deep. Made to order.