here is some Art History
David’s greatest painting, and a get-out-of-jail-free card.
1795 was a dark time for Jaques-Louis David. The French Revolution was in full bloody swing, and while his waffling political allegiances had kept him safe for a while, David had finally gone too far.
As a member of the revolution’s vicious police force, the Committee of General Security, David had directly participated in the execution of thousands of French citizens.
David had blood on his hands, and when the tide turned, and Robespierre himself was guillotined,
David was thrown in jail.
In prison, David conceived of The Intervention of the Sabine Women.
Inspiration arrived in the form of Marguerite Charlotte Pécoul, David’s estranged wife, who visited him in prison.
At the time, a popular theme for history painting was “the rape of the sabine woman” when the men of Rome kidnapped wives from the neighboring towns.
>Apparently, violence has always been popular in media.
But David knew his history, and the stories told of a battle at the gates of Rome, where the Sabine men and the Romans clash.
At the height of the conflict, Hersilia, a Sabine girl who had become the wife of the Roman General Romulus, throws herself between the combatants in a plea for peace.
A moment of compassion in a time of conflict.
Jaques-Louis David laid out a massive,17ft long canvas and went to work.
David said of the piece that he wanted to capture the style of the Greek masters:
“the most prominent general characteristics of the Greek masterpieces are a noble simplicity and silent greatness in pose as well as in expression.”
The painting took him five years to complete.
By the time his Sabine masterpiece was finished,
Napoleon had risen to power and had his eye on the artist, understanding the propaganda potential of David’s dramatic paintings.
David showed the work in its own exhibition at the National Palace of Arts and Science, and remarried Marguerite.
https://www.arthistoryproject.com/artists/jacques-louis-david/the-intervention-of-the-sabine-women/
Sabine | ancient Italic people | Britannica
Sabine, Latin Sabinus, plural Sabini, member of an ancient Italic tribe located in the mountainous country east of the Tiber River. They were known for their religious practices and beliefs, and several Roman institutions were said to have derived from them.
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Sabines - Wikipedia
Titus Tatius, legendary King of the Sabines Numa Pompilius, legendary King of Rome Ancus Marcius, legendary King of Rome Quintus Sertorius, republican general Attius Clausus, founder of the Roman Claudia gens Gaius Sallustius Crispus, Roman writer Marcus Terentius Varro, Roman scholar Vespasian, Roman emperor and founder of the Flavian dynasty
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Sabine History – Amazing Bible Timeline with World History
The Sabines were also referred to as Sabini in Latin, are a group of people of Italic descent. They can be found on the Biblical Timeline with world history around 754 BC. This tribe settled in a place in Ancient Italy, which was the central Apennines,. They also remained in Anio’s northern part prior to the discovery and development of Rome.
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The Intervention of the Sabine Women - World History Encyclopedia
The Abduction (or Rape) of the Sabine Women is an episode in the legendary history of Rome, traditionally said to have taken place in 750 BC, in which the first generation of Roman men acquired wives for themselves from the neighboring Sabine families. Fearing the emergence of a rival society, the Sabines refused to allow their women to marry …
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The Sabine Women, 1799 - Jacques-Louis David - WikiArt.org
Le Tableau des Sabines, Exposé Publiquement au Palais National des Sciences et des Arts "the Tableau of the Sabines, Public Exhibition at the National Palace of Arts and Science" contained his own account of the episode and anticipated the controversy over his use of nudity with an end-note explaining his rationale. Its 1799 exhibition …
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sabine | Etymology, origin and meaning of sabine by etymonline
Samnite (n.) member of an ancient people (an offshoot of the Sabines) who inhabited Samnium in Italy, late 14c., from Latin Samnites (plural), from Samnium, which probably is related to Sabine (q.v.). The class of gladiators (distinguished by their oblong shield) was so-called because they were armed like the natives of Samnium. Sabine ‘cite’
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