Jan Harmensz Muller (Dutch, 1571-1628)
after Adriaen de Vries (Dutch, c. 1545-1626)
The Rape of a Sabine Woman, Lateral View
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Jan Harmensz Muller (Dutch, 1571-1628)
after Adriaen de Vries (Dutch, c. 1545-1626)c. 1598
The Rape of a Sabine Woman, Lateral View
Jan Harmensz Muller (Dutch, 1571-1628) after Adriaen de Vries (Dutch, c. 1545-1626) →engravingprint
Date
c. 1598
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.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
The Wallace L. DeWolf and Joseph Brooks Fair Collections
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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