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The Rape of the Sabines, 1579–1583. Height: 410cm (13ft, 5tn). Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence. Abduction of a Sabine Woman (or The Rape of the Sabine) is a large and complex marble statue by the Flemish sculptor and architect Giambologna (Johannes of Boulogne). It was completed between 1579 and 1583 [1] for Cosimo I de' Medici. [2]
The rape of the Sabine women (Latin: Sabinae raptae, Classical pronunciation: [saˈbiːnae̯ ˈraptae̯]; lit. ' the kidnapped Sabine women '), also known as the abduction of the Sabine women or the kidnapping of the Sabine women, was an incident in the legendary history of Rome in which the men of Rome committed a mass abduction of young women from the other cities in the region.
Benvenuto Cellini's Perseus with the Head of Medusa The Rape of the Sabine Women. Underneath the bay on the far left is the bronze statue of Perseus by Benvenuto Cellini. [4] It shows the mythical Greek hero holding his sword in his right hand and holding up the Medusa's severed head in his left. The well-proportioned muscular body of Perseus ...
The legendary rape of the Sabine women is the subject of two oil paintings by Nicolas Poussin. [a] The first version was painted in Rome about 1634 or 1635 and is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, catalogued as The Abduction of the Sabine Women. [1]
While reminiscent of Mannerism, particularly Giambologna's The Rape of the Sabine Women, Bernini permits the viewer to absorb the scene from one single viewpoint. While other views provide further details, a spectator can see the desperation of Proserpina and the lumbering attempts of Pluto to grab her.
English: The Rape of the Sabine Women, detail, by Giovanni Francesco Romanelli (1612–1660). One of a series of ceiling frescoes about the feats performed by Roman warriors, 1655–1658. Queen's Cabinet, Sully wing, Louvre Palace.
The Rape of the Sabine Women (German: Der Raub der Sabinerinnen), 7 ft 2 in x 8 ft. The Sabine women seized and borne away by the Romans. In the background, near a Corinthian temple, Romulus, mounted upon a horse, is directing the movement. Painted for Marie Louise d'Orléans, Queen of Spain; taken from Naples to Dresden.
The Loggia dei Lanzi is an open arcade on the piazza which built up a collection of outstanding statues, mostly in the 16th century, when Perseus with the Head of Medusa by Benvenuto Cellini and the Rape of the Sabine Women by Giambologna joined the group. [68]