The Abduction of the Sabine Women
1585
Andrea Andreani
Andrea Andreani (Italian, about 1558–1610)
Prints
The Abduction of the Sabine Women, 1585. Andrea Andreani (Italian, about 1558–1610), after Giambologna (Flemish, active Italy, 1529–1608). Chiaroscuro woodcut (in three shades of brown and black); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Grover Higgins by exchange 1981.15
- Maker/Artist
- Andrea Andreani
- Classification
- Formatted Medium
- chiaroscuro woodcut (in three shades of brown and black)
- Medium
- chiaroscuro, woodcut, shades, brown, black
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Central sheet in darker tone block: Andreas Andrean' Mantuan' / eam incisit impressit °/ Anno Domini ° / M°D°LXXXV° / Florentiae; hec est hystoria rapta(um) Sabinar(um) in are sculptar(um) per Doum / Io: Bolognam Sereniss. Magni Etre Ducis sculptore celeberr
- Departments
- Prints
- Accession Number
- 1981.15
- Credit Line
- Bequest of Grover Higgins by exchange
- Exhibitions
- The Year in Review for 1981, The Lessons of the Academy, Printing in Color, Mannerism: Italian, French, and Netherlandish Prints, 1520-1620, Against the Grain: Woodcuts from the Collection, Gods and Heroes: Ancient Legends in Renaissance Art
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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