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ITALIAN SCHOOL, ca. 1810

THE RAPE OF THE SABINE WOMEN (STUDY)

Black chalk (crayon noir) on paper, signed lower right J. Pazzi (?)
25.5 × 20 cm / 10 × 7.9 in
framed without glass: 33.5 × 27 cm / 13.2 × 10.6 in

This finely observed drawing represents the abduction of a Sabine woman — a subject deeply rooted in the Neoclassical repertoire of the early nineteenth century. Executed with confident, economical lines, it may have served as a preparatory study for a larger composition. An excellent example of Italian academic draftsmanship of the period.

Provenance: Vienna, private collection

Base: Paper

Epoque: XIX century

Genre: Allegory

Genre: History painting

Genre: Mythological

School: Italian

School: French

Technic: Pencil