The Rape of the Sabines
Print
c.1575-1650 (made)
c.1575-1650 (made)
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A reversed copy of Cherubino Alberti's engraving depicting the Rape of the Sabine Women. Within the period between 1570 and 1615, Alberti produced a series of prints which formed a frieze, and detailed the events surrounding the Rape of the Sabines. Alberti based his engravings on the paintings produced by Polidoro da Caravaggio for the Palazzo Ricci in Rome.
This particular print from the series depicts the Rape of the Sabine Women, an episode of Roman history dated to around 750 BC. The episode witnesses the first generation of Roman men acquiring wives from the neighbouring Sabine families, as ordered by Romulus, the founder of Rome. Whilst the English word rape is derived from the Latin 'rapito', the Roman episode is not one of sexual violation. In its Latin context, 'rapito' actually means ‘abduction’.
This particular print from the series depicts the Rape of the Sabine Women, an episode of Roman history dated to around 750 BC. The episode witnesses the first generation of Roman men acquiring wives from the neighbouring Sabine families, as ordered by Romulus, the founder of Rome. Whilst the English word rape is derived from the Latin 'rapito', the Roman episode is not one of sexual violation. In its Latin context, 'rapito' actually means ‘abduction’.
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Title | The Rape of the Sabines (popular title) |
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Brief description | A reverse copy by an anonymous printmaker of Cherubino Alberti's engraving after Polidoro da Caravaggio. |
Physical description | A reversed copy of Alberti's engraving of the Rape of the Sabine Women. |
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Content description | Engraved image depicting the rape of the Sabine women. |
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Summary | A reversed copy of Cherubino Alberti's engraving depicting the Rape of the Sabine Women. Within the period between 1570 and 1615, Alberti produced a series of prints which formed a frieze, and detailed the events surrounding the Rape of the Sabines. Alberti based his engravings on the paintings produced by Polidoro da Caravaggio for the Palazzo Ricci in Rome. This particular print from the series depicts the Rape of the Sabine Women, an episode of Roman history dated to around 750 BC. The episode witnesses the first generation of Roman men acquiring wives from the neighbouring Sabine families, as ordered by Romulus, the founder of Rome. Whilst the English word rape is derived from the Latin 'rapito', the Roman episode is not one of sexual violation. In its Latin context, 'rapito' actually means ‘abduction’. |
Bibliographic reference | 112
von Bartsch, Adam, 'Le Peintre Graveur', Vol. 17, 1803. |
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Accession number | 26010:2 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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