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| Abduction of the Sabine Women Louvre Museum, Paris. By Nicolas Poussin. |
Introduction
The Abduction of the Sabine Women by Nicolas Poussin was painted around 1634-1635. The location of which the painting was created is unknown but based on where he lived, and it was likely painted in France. The theme of the painting is based on a Roman myth. It depicts a scene where the Sabines were invited to a festival where they planned to abduct their women and force them to become their wives. The myth says that the group leader raised his cloak, and the men started raiding and grabbing young women.
Influence by The Thirty-Year War
The painting was created during the time of the thirty-year war. Also, it was when France and Spain were at war. The theme represents the betrayal and scandalous scene where they were invited to a festival, yet they planned a horrible thing. The painting has gruesome violet acts of blasphemy. Everyone in the 1635 people of France was all thinking of war. This painting was a perfect example of what type of things they were facing and why famous were painting this type of
Evaluation
The art has many emotional scenes of murders and men grabbing women. You get a heavy heart when looking at such gruesome things. At one moment in the painting, a man protects his woman from their kidnapper. If someone were to take me away from my boyfriend, it would be devastating and heartbreaking. Overall the painting is very detailed and has many scenes where it would make you cry. Two ladies in the painting were being taken away, looking as if reaching for the heavens and praying for help. Children were being thrown down to the ground seeing their mothers being taken. I can feel the emotion come through. It pulls at you. Many events are going on, which makes it almost overwhelming. The act of abducting their women as their own is a disgraceful move that brought shame to the people they attacked.
Citations
Unkown. “Abduction of the Sabine Women (1634-5).” Abduction of the Sabine Women, Nicolas Poussin: Analysis, http://www.visual-arts-cork.com/famous-paintings/abduction-of-the-sabine-women.htm#:~:text=Abduction%20of%20the%20Sabine%20Women%20(1634%2D5),-Contents&text=Louvre%20Museum%2C%20Paris.,By%20Nicolas%20Poussin.
Unkown. “The Abduction of the Sabine Women Probably 1633–34.” Metmuseum.org, https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search.
When I was looking for an art piece for this week's post I started off looking at pieces connected to the thirty year war, this piece was on my maybe list lol. I liked all the movement in this piece. This piece, however, does have a gruesome back story. The imagery of all the women being taken away from their lovers and their children, the murders, and kidnappings. The brutality in this piece truly stands out. You picked an interesting, emotional piece, good job.
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