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The Rape of the Sabine Women (Latin: Sabinae raptae Classical Latin: [saˈbiː.nae̯ ˈrap.t̪ae̯]), also known as the Abduction of the Sabine Women or the Kidnapping of the Sabine Women, was an incident in the legendary history of Rome in which the men of Rome committed a mass abduction of young women
Legend says that the Romans abducted Sabine women to populate the newly built Rome. The resultant war ended only by the women throwing themselves and their children between the armies of their fathers and their husbands.
2 feb 2015 · According to Livy, the entire Sabine population, including women and children, came to Rome. Romulus oversees the abduction of the Sabine women (Public domain) According to Plutarch, Romulus’ signal to the men of Rome was to be whenever he rose up to gather up his cloak and throw it over his body.
Height: 410cm (13ft, 5tn). Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence. Abduction of a Sabine Woman (or The Rape of the Sabine) is a large and complex marble statue by the Flemish sculptor and architect Giambologna (Johannes of Boulogne). It was completed between 1579 and 1583 [1] for Cosimo I de' Medici. [2]
Location: The Rape of the Sabine Women. Date: 1627 - 1629. The Sacchetti family commissioned this painting in the 1620s when Pietro da Cortona was just making his name in Roman circles. They thus became his first patrons and introduced him to the world of aristocratic commissions.
20 mar 2008 · The story of the Sabine women can be viewed as one of symbolic conquest, the appropriation of a nation’s women representing the seizure of territory. In the highly competitive and masculinist art world of Baroque Europe, this same story could also serve as an allegory of art.
28 feb 2024 · Historical Context. The Intervention of the Sabine Women is a seminal work of art by Jacques-Louis David, a leading figure in French Neoclassical painting. Completed in 1799, this arresting oil on canvas depicts a dramatic moment from the early history of Rome.
