Giambologna's "Rape of the Sabine Women"

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by Ben "NOTE: rape in this context meaning "kidnapping" (raptio) rather than its prevalent modern meaning of violation The sculpture by Giambologna (1579–1583) that was reinterpreted as expressing this theme depicts three figures (a man lifting a woman into the air while a second man crouches) and was carved from a single block of marble. This sculpture is considered Giambolona masterpiece Originally intended as nothing more than a demonstration of the artist's ability to create a complex sculptural group, its subject matter, the mythical rape of the Sabines, had to be invented after Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, decreed that it be put on public display in the Loggia dei Lanzi in Piazza della Signoria. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rape_of_the_Sabine_Women#Giambologna"

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