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Group

late 17th or early 18th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Italy (made)

This ivory group represents the Rape of a Sabine Woman. This group is adapted from the two uppermost figures of Giovanni Bologna's Rape of the Sabenes in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence. It seems to depend not from the marble original but from a bronze reduction like that in the Museo Nazionale, Florence. The wooden base suggests that though poor in quality, it may be of some antiquity and may date from the late 17th or early 18th century.


Object details

Category
Sculpture
Object type
Group
Materials and techniques
Stucco
Wood
Brief description
Group, the rape of the sabine women aft bologna; Gesso and wood Italian (florentine) late 17th or early 18th c.
Physical description
Group in stucco and wood representing the rape of a Sabine woman. A youthful male nude is shown raising a naked female figure in his arms.
Dimensions
  • Height: 59cm
Subject depicted
The Rape of a Sabine Woman
Summary
This ivory group represents the Rape of a Sabine Woman. This group is adapted from the two uppermost figures of Giovanni Bologna's Rape of the Sabenes in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence. It seems to depend not from the marble original but from a bronze reduction like that in the Museo Nazionale, Florence. The wooden base suggests that though poor in quality, it may be of some antiquity and may date from the late 17th or early 18th century.
Bibliographic references
  • Cf. Brinckmann, A. E. Barockskulptur; Entwicklungsgeschichte der Skulptur in den Romanischen und germanischen Ländern seit Michelangelo bis zum 18. Jahrhundert. 1919. I. p. 141.
  • Pope-Hennessy, John. Catalogue of Italian Sculpture in the Victoria and Albert Museum. London: HMSO, 1964. cat. no. cat. no. 504.
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
A.54-1925

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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