Abduction of the Sabine Women
Nicholas Poussin
c. 1638
Oil on Canvas
Public domain image, Wikipedia Commons.
Nicolas Poussin produced two major versions of this subject, interchangeably known as The Abduction of the Sabine Women and The Rape of the Sabine Women.
The first version was completed in 1634 and currently resides at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City (see below).
This is Poussin’s second version completed four years later in 1638. It currently resides at the Louvre Museum in Paris.
Compare and contrast this painting with its earlier version as well as with Artwork #6: Abduction of the Sabine Women by Nicolas Poussin.
Which version do you prefer?
You can also watch the video below from Kahn Academy about Poussin’s 1st painting at the Metropolitan Museum in New York.
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