The Intervention of the Sabine Women
Jacques Louis David
c. 1799
Oil on Canvas
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In the photo below, you can see this painting as it is displayed in the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.
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As discussed in A Plutarch Picture Study: The Life of Romulus, David painted this while in prison. You can read more about David’s role in the French Revolution in these articles at the Getty Art Museum: