Abduction of the Sabine women

Title

Abduction of the Sabine women

Draughtsman

• Francesco Solimena

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• coal?
• chalk?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• pencil drawing
• charcoal drawing?
• chalk drawing?

Geographic Reference

• Neapolitan

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing?

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet auf dem Montierungsbogen unterhalb der Einfassungslinie unten rechts (mit der Feder in Braun): F. Solimena
Verso auf dem Montierungsbogen unten mittig Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• mythological representation

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Titus Livius

Illustrated Passage

• Livius: Ab urbe condita, 1, 9-13

Primary

• 96D(SABINE WOMEN)61 rape of the Sabine women: they are carried off by Romulus and his men during a feast