Two words on... The Rape of the Sabine.
11:07 a.m.
04/06/17 - Three entwined figures, in helicoidal flow, and several points of view: a masterpiece of the 16th century, sculpted only as an example of "excellence in Art".
The artist is Giambologna (France, 1529-1608) and as he created the piece with no particular aim, it remained untitled, till one of his students, Vicenzo Borghini, suggested "The Rape of the Sabine". Because of it, Giambologna sculpts a relief in the base representing the battle between the Romans and the Sabines.
The piece shows an old man, defeated by a young and vigorous oponent who violently lifts a woman. The twisting of the figures prompts visitors to move around it, enjoying its infinite points of view and marveling with each one of them.
Plaster
Cast of the Rape of the Sabines, de Giambologna (
Galeria de la Academia, Florencia.
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