The Rape of a Sabine Woman, Lateral View

Prints and Drawings

c. 1598

Jan Harmensz Muller (Dutch, 1571-1628)
after Adriaen de Vries (Dutch, c. 1545-1626)

Jan Harmensz Muller produced a series of engravings from three different vantage points after Adriaen de Vries’s sculpture Rape of a Sabine, which, though also made in the 16th century, replicates the style of antique bronzes. Muller’s series highlights both his engraving skill and his ability to mimic sculpture in the round. The antique subject is particularly apt for this, purpose, for the story of Roman soldiers requisitioning brides in bulk is optimal for showing the twists and turns of conflicting male and female anatomy.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Jan Harmensz. Muller
Title: The Rape of a Sabine Woman, Lateral View
Place: Netherlands (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1593–1603
Medium: Engraving on paper
Dimensions: Image/plate: 39.5 × 28 cm (15 9/16 × 11 1/16 in.); Sheet: 44 × 28 cm (17 3/8 × 11 1/16 in.)
Credit Line: The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections
Reference Number: 1920.2356
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Bartsch III.290.78

Hollstein vol. XIV, 65-67 IV

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