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Title |
Rape of the Sabines |
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Artist |
Giovanni da Bologna |
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Material |
Bonded Marble |
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Finish |
White - As Shown |
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Size |
21"H |
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Product ID |
195001 |
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List Price |
$293.00 |
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-60.00 |
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$233.00 |
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Yes |
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Men
of the Renaissance, having renewed interest in the cultures of
ancient Greece and Rome, delighted in classical subjects. After
seeing Giovanni da Bologna's sensational work, they called it
The Rape of the Sabines and he accepted the name. Actually, he
was more interested in the formal design and the technical problems
of executing that design than in the depiction of a legendary
incident. First of all, there was the desire to unite three figures
in a common action. The three nude figures were the aging masculine,
the youthful masculine, and the feminine. He accomplished his
objective by intertwining those figures with precise balance
in a single column. Their gestures and the position of their
bodies lead the eye around the statue with a spiraling effect
which terminates in the raised hand of the girl. There is a sensuous
naturalism in the modelling; the soft flesh of the woman yields
to the pressure of the fingers of the man whose strength is apparent
in the rippling muscles of youthful maturity while those of the
older are already shrinking with age. The statue is highly decorative.
It is a statue to be enjoyed from all sides. The original stands
in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, Italy. |
