Roof van een Sabijnse vrouw

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height 426 mm x width 278 mm

Art Historical Context

Jan Harmensz. Muller’s engraving *Roof van een Sabijnse vrouw* (Abduction of a Sabine Woman), created between 1596 and 0, captures a dramatic moment from the ancient Roman myth in which the early Romans seized women from the neighboring Sabine tribe to secure their future. Measuring 426 by 278 mm, the large-scale print allowed for exceptional detail and was likely intended for collectors who valued reproductive engravings as affordable yet refined alternatives to paintings. As a leading Dutch engraver of the late sixteenth century, Muller worked in the international Mannerist style, translati...

About the Artist

Jan Harmensz. Muller · 1571–1628

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