About the Artwork
Rape of a Sabine Woman
ca. 1584
Andrea Andreani (Artist) Italian, 1546-1623 Giovanni da Bologna (Artist) Italian, 1529-1608
Chiaroscuro woodcut printed in brown and black ink on laid paper
Image: 17 3/4 × 7 3/4 inches (45.1 × 19.7 cm) Sheet: 18 1/8 × 8 1/8 inches (46 × 20.6 cm)
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Centennial gift of the Drawing and Print Club in honor of Ellen Sharp
F1986.24
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Markings
Inscribed, on block, lower right: Hoc opus exculpsit | Io: Bologna Andreas | Andrean. incisit atque | dicauit. Ad Illustriss. et Excel. Ioanne Medicem Inscribed, in black ink, verso: .L. (Baskin's artist mark) e. L. Baskin | 1965
Provenance
Leonard and Lisa Baskin.1986-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Andrea Andreani; after Giovanni da Bologna, Rape of a Sabine Woman, ca. 1584, chiaroscuro woodcut printed in brown and black ink on laid paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Centennial gift of the Drawing and Print Club in honor of Ellen Sharp, F1986.24.
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