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Andrea Andreani

The Abduction of a Sabine Woman

1584
chiaroscuro woodcut

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The Abduction of a Sabine Woman is the first attempt in the chiaroscuro technique by Andrea Andreani, as well as the first chiaroscuro ever to depict a work of sculpture.

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