The Intervention of the Sabine Women
Jacques-Louis David · 1799
The story
The Intervention of the Sabine Women (French: Les Sabines) is a 1799 painting by the French painter Jacques-Louis David, showing a legendary episode following the abduction of the Sabine women by the founding generation of Rome.
Work on the painting commenced in 1796, after his estranged wife visited him in jail. He conceived the idea of telling the story, to honour his wife, with the theme being love prevailing over conflict and the protection of children. The painting was also seen as a plea for the people to reunite after the bloodshed of the revolution. Its realization took him nearly four years.
- Artist
- Jacques-Louis David
- Date
- 1799
- Collection
- Louvre, Paris, France
- Movement
- Neoclassicism
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Size
- 385 × 522 cm
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