The Rape of the Sabine Women

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    Ruben’s The Rape of the Sabine Women is estimated to have been painted between 1635 to 1640 in Antwerp. It is an oil painting on oak and it is 169.9 cm x 236.2 cm. Rubens shows the story when the Romans invited the Sabine tribe to the games in Rome. At the signal, Romulus, the king, the Romans carry off the women. The background shows the later episode of when the Sabines attacked the Romans and were defeated. It is currently at the National Gallery in London, England. The painting is set like a

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    The Rape of the Sabine Women Pablo Picasso’s art piece “The Rape of the Sabine Women” is an art executed from the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. The artwork primarily captures the conflict between the west and the east and more so the prevailing threat and acts of inhumanity in the third world war era. The first painting in the series dated 24 October 1962 (Picasso, Beechey and Stephens 76) took place just ten days after the recording of Soviet missiles by American planes in Cuba. The art, therefore

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    much like the High Renaissance before it, and the discipline of sculpture is no exception. Out of this period comes more intricate poses, forms, and emphasis on the illusion of movement which is perhaps most evident in Giambologna's "The Rape of the Sabine Women". His sculpture depicts a young man attempting to carry a struggling young woman as he stands over the contorted body of an older man, either the woman's husband or father. What is interesting about this work is not only the realistic human

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    Rashidnia Compare and contrast the portrayal of the story of the rape of the Sabine women as told by Livy and by Ovid. What do they focus on? How do they tell it differently? What is the point that each author is trying to make? Livy vs Ovid: The Sabine Women The rape of the Sabine women can be marked as a notable event in the history of Rome occurring only shortly after the founding by Romulus. Livy’s account of the rape of the Sabine women clearly demonstrates the gender inequality in early Rome, while

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    The Intervention of the Sabine Women is a historical painting that Jacques David painted in 1799. David was a political activist during the French Revolution and was imprisoned for participating in the beheading of thousands of French citizens in 1974. During his imprisonment he wanted to work on a historical painting to occupy time. During his rough time in prison David got a visit from his estranged wife whom he still loved. After David's wife visited him in jail, he conceived the idea of telling

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    on of the thing addressed were the: Rape of Sabine woman, and The Rape of Lucretia. The author shows us how the Romans viewed women in that time. The Romans women were portrayed as worthless, power, no-name and weak objects. In the story of the Rape of Lucretia, Sextus rapes Lucretia because she is better than his wife. He thought that she was nothing and that was just an object. In reality Lucretia was an honorable woman and wife because while all the other women were out drinking she was home weaving

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    Comparing Two Art Styles

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    the parallel that both pieces posess. These artists have a dissimilar style and outlook on women partly due to the difference in era's. The first work of art chosen is Nicolas Poussin, The Rape of the Sabine Women, that can be found in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC. This style of art is a Baroque style.The second is by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, At the

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    Livy's Greed In Rome

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    inhabits every roman that follows its legacy. Livy makes it clear to his audience that the Roman soldiers are a force to be reckoned with, even from their earliest beginnings. Through his tellings of the story of Romulus and Remus, and the Rape and Theft of the Sabine women, Livy also details the ruthlessness that this greed entails, by quite explicit means. The first story that Livy introduces sets the scene for Rome, as we are shown the two founding brothers: Romulus and Remus. It starts out simple

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    Instead of treasure, the Sabines betrayed the treacherous Roman girl with death. They stacked her with shield on the ground until she died by choking or by the severe weight of their shields. Then, the Roman attempted to counter attack and recapture Roman capitol. King Titus prepared to face the Romans as well. As the two forces faced each other eye to eye in the valley; as the battle was about to start; a group of women appeared and intervened the upcoming battle between the two opposing forces

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    In Titus Livius’ The History of Rome, Book 1, he tells the story of the rape of the Sabine women. Though he is a historian, I do not feel that he well represents the true emotion and feeling of the women, as is common for the time period. Throughout the telling, Livy fails to discuss the emotions of the women and does not give an accurate representation of what happened to the captured Sabine women once they were taken by the Roman men. His word choice is purposefully vague and nondescript to make

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