Nicolas Poussin / The Abduction of the Sabine Women / probably 1633-34Nicolas Poussin
The Abduction of the Sabine Women
probably 1633-34

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Creator Name: Poussin, Nicolas
Creator Nationality: European; French
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: French, 1594-1665
Creator Name-CRT: Nicolas Poussin
Title: The Abduction of the Sabine Women
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1633
Creation End Date: 1634
Creation Date: probably 1633-34
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 60 7/8 x 82 5/8 in. (154.6 x 209.9 cm)
AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 46.160
Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1946
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/
Context:

The first Romans invited the neighboring Sabines to Rome with the intention of forcibly retaining their young women as wives. Romulus raised his cloak as the prearranged signal for the warriors to seize the women. The mother, her babies, and an old woman in the foreground were captured accidentally in the turmoil. The yellow armor worn by the man at the right is modeled after a Roman "lorica," which was made of leather and reproduced the anatomy of the male torso.

The painting belonged to the maréchal de Créquy and seems to date about June 1633 to July 1634, when he was French ambassador to Rome.


AMICA ID: MMA_.46.160
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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