File:Poussin RapeSabineLouvre.jpg

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Alternative names	Niccolò Possino
Description	French painter, draughtsman, decorator and aquarellist
Date of birth/death	15 June 1594	19 November 1665
Location of birth/death	Les Andelys	Rome
Work location	Les Andelys (1611-1612), Paris (1612-1621), Florence (1621-1622), Rome (1624-1640), Paris (1640-1642), Rome (1643-1665)
Authority control	WorldCat

Title

The Rape of the Sabine women

Object type

Painting

Date

between circa 1637 and circa 1638

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

1.59 × 2.06 cm (0.6 × 0.8 in)

Current location

( Inventory) Louvre Museum

	Native name	Musée du Louvre
	Location	Paris
	Coordinates	48° 51′ 37.42″ N, 2° 20′ 15.36″ E
	Established	1793
	Website	www.louvre.fr
	Authority control	WorldCat

Accession number

INV 7290

Notes

also see the earlier Metropolitan Museum version

References

Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 2142

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POUSSIN, Nicolas

(b. 1594, Les Andelys, d. 1665, Roma)

The Rape of the Sabine Women 1637-38 Oil on canvas, 159 x 206 cm Musée du Louvre, Paris

This is the second version of the subject by Poussin the first being in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The principal figures are similar to those in the first version, however, the architectural background is more developed.

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Author: POUSSIN, Nicolas Title: The Rape of the Sabine Women Time-line: 1601-1650 School: French Form: painting

Type: mythological

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