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title: The Rape of the Sabine Women
author: Nicolas Poussin
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13523/the-rape-of-the-sabine-women/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# The Rape of the Sabine Women
_Authored by Nicolas Poussin_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13523.jpg)
## Image Caption
*The Rape of the Sabine [Women](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/women/)*, painting by Nicolas Poussin, 1637-1638 CE.
Louvre, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/)
Photo credit: Francisco Anzola
## Cite This Work
### APA
Poussin, N. (2021, March 03). The Rape of the Sabine Women. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Poussin, Nicolas. "The Rape of the Sabine Women." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 03, 2021. .
### MLA
Poussin, Nicolas. "The Rape of the Sabine Women." *World History Encyclopedia*, 03 Mar 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/fran001/49636271576/)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/fran001/49636271576/) by [**Nicolas Poussin**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/fran001/49636271576/). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 03 March 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.