COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1982.143
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Paintings
Creator Name:
Schönfeld, Johann Heinrich
Creator Nationality:
European; Northern European; German
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1609 - 1684
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
Johann Heinrich Schönfeld
Title:
Abduction of the Sabine Women
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
c. 1640
Creation Start Date:
1635
Creation End Date:
1645
Materials and Techniques:
oil on canvas
Dimensions:
Unframed: 110cm x 160cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1982.143
Credit Line:
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
Provenance:
Anne Lise Thomasen, Copenhagen (1930). (Galerie Grünwald; Galerie Arnoldi-Livie, Munich).
Context:
Shortly after Rome was founded, the Romans abducted the women of the neighboring Sabines to be their wives. During the ensuing war, the Sabine women intervened, making peace between the two sides.Like many foreign artists arriving in Italy, Schönfeld absorbed a wide variety of influences. He was very versatile, and painted religious, historical, and genre (everyday life) subjects with invention and wit.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1982.143.tif
