Raptus Sabinarum - fragment print Battle between the Romans and the Sabines-
Rosso Fiorentino (Florence 1494 – Fontainebleu 1540)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
c. 1527
Materials
Ink on paper
Measurements
358 x 505 mm
Collection
Saltram, Devon
NT 873018.7.105
Caption
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1873-0510-222
Summary
(Folio 39, recto) Battle between the Romans and the Sabines, traditionally called the rape of the Sabines; a composition with numerous nudes seen on two levels; the completed state.
Provenance
At Saltram by 1771 and thence by descent to Montagu Brownlow Parker (1878-1962), 5th Earl of Morley and given to NT as part of the Endowment following transfer in 1957.
Marks and inscriptions
Bottom left: bottom left 'Romule militibus seisti dare conmoda tuis'
Makers and roles
Rosso Fiorentino (Florence 1494 – Fontainebleu 1540), creator Giovanni Jacapo Caraglio, creator