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The Rape of the Sabine Women

Peter Paul Rubens

Sir Peter Paul Rubens was a Flemish artist. He is considered the most influential artist of Flemish Baroque tradition.

Max Resolution:1028×653 PX

Title:The Rape of the Sabine Women

Artists:Peter Paul Rubens

Style:Baroque

Genre:history painting

Location:Belfius Collection, Brussels, Belgium

Copyright:Public domain

The Rape of the Sabine Women is a painting by Peter Paul Rubens. It is now in the Belfius Collection (nl).

It was commissioned by Philip IV of Spain in 1639 but was still incomplete on Rubens' death a year later. It was completed by the Brussels painter Gaspar de Crayer.