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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)
about 1584
Medium/Technique
Chiaroscuro woodcut printed from three blocks, in two shades of brown and black
Dimensions
Sheet: 45.4 x 20.2 cm (17 7/8 x 7 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession Number27.1278
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch XII.094.3; Meyer 30, only state
Marks
Verso, bottom right, stamped in black ink, the mark of Ambroise Firmin-Didot, Paris (1790-1876)(Lugt 119); verso, lower center, stamped in brown ink, the mark of the MFA (Lugt 282)
ProvenanceAmbroise Firmin-Didot, Paris (b. 1790 - d. 1876; Lugt 119), Paris; April 16 - May 12, 1877, posthumous Firmin-Didot sale, lot 2127. W.G. Russell Allen (b. 1882 - d. 1955); Boston; 1927, gift of W. G. Russell Allen to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 1, 1927)