In the legend of Rome's founding, Romulus gives the signal from the temple steps and his men seize the women of the neighboring Sabines. Poussin arranged the chaos like a carefully choreographed stage scene.
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The Abduction of the Sabine Women
Nicolas Poussin · The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Nicolas Poussin, probably 1633–34. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Open Access (public domain).