Painting with The Rape of the Sabine Women

Oil on canvas. Roman school of the 17th century. The large scene depicts the famous episode, halfway between real history and legend, first recounted by Titus Livius in his "Ab urbe condita libri" (the books of the "History of Rome from its founding"). To populate the newly founded city, Romulus, founder and first king of the city, resorted to a stratagem: he invited the Sabines, who lived in the nearby city of Curi, to the feast of Consualia, in honor of the god Neptune, and kidnapped their women. The painting depicts the moment when the Romans kidnap the Sabine women, forcibly taking them away from their companions, under the eyes of the king, who remains out of sight behind the columns of the temple of the divinity, namely the god Neptune recognizable by the trident. In the center, in the background, is the obelisk, which for the Romans acquired symbolic meaning as war booty and evidence of imperial power. The many figures intertwine with each other, chasing each other, overlapping, creating plays of bodies and chromatic effects. Restored and relined, the painting is presented in an antique frame. Product Condition: Product in good condition, with slight signs of wear. We try to present the real state in the most complete way possible with the photos. If some details are not clear from the photos, what is reported in the description prevails. Frame Dimensions (cm): Height: 152 Width: 202 Depth: 5 Work Dimensions (cm): Height: 136 Width: 186 ARARPI0219841