El Rapto de las Mulatas
Dublin Core
Title
El Rapto de las Mulatas
Subject
Latin American art; modern art.
Description
ENG: Abduction of the Mulatto Women. The painting is transposition of a famous French painting The Abduction of the Sabine Women by Nicolas Poussin painted in 1634-35. Enríquez appropriated the scene from the European painting and created the Cuban equivalent: abducted mulatas in an erotic fantasy scene painted from a voyeuristic male perspective. We see two mulata women taken on horseback by two armed “mambise” riders, popularized Cuban soldiers of the War for Independence, as they ride through the Cuban countryside. In contrast to the men in full uniform, the abducted mulatas are completely nude and thus made accessible to the voyeuristic male viewer.
Creator
Enriquez, Carlos
Source
Material: oil on canvas.
Measurements: 162.4 x 114.5cm
Measurements: 162.4 x 114.5cm
Date
1938
Contributor
Ballester-Clemente, Irina
Rights
Restricted to those permitted uses specified in the ARTstor Digital Library Terms and Conditions of Use.
Format
Image/JPEG
Type
Still Image
Identifier
cuba_enriquez_1938_2
Collection
Citation
Enriquez, Carlos, “El Rapto de las Mulatas,” The Latin American Surrealist Digital Library, accessed May 17, 2025, https://lis5472.cci.fsu.edu/sp21/group4/items/show/32.