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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)
1584

Medium/Technique Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from fiveblocks, in black, tan and three shades of gray-green
Dimensions Sheet: 45.4 x 19.6 cm (17 7/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP1633
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

Catalogue Raisonné Bartsch XII.093.1; Meyer 28, only state
Description
Marks Verso, right center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceHenry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(cf. Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897