Very large bronze sculpture with brown patina, based on the group "The Rape of the Sabine Women" by John of Bologna (Giambologna). This pivoting composition shows three figures in motion: a man on the ground defeated with his shield turned upside down, a second one arched clutching a woman launched towards the sky trying to escape, all on a naturalistic base. The Sabine man, the Roman and the Sabine woman are all depicted naked. This staging plays on serpentine lines known as "figura serpentinata" and diagonals giving a beautiful variety of volumes and a multiplicity of angles of view. The bronze is signed F. De Luca, for Ferdinando De Luca, a 19th century Italian sculptor who adapted the model for casting. The group stands on a black marble base.
The marble original was sculpted by Giambologna (1529-1608) between 1574 and 1582, commissioned by Francesco I de' Medici for the Loggia dei Lanzi in the Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy. This work is characteristic of Mannerism. Nineteenth-century connoisseurs particularly appreciated having bronze proofs of this sculpture in their collections.
Base dimension: 34.5 cm x 41 cm (13.58 in x 16.14 in)
Circa: 1880
Condition report: In good condition.
Delivery
Europe: 500EUR
US/Canada/HK: 500EUR
Rest of the world: On request
- Reference :
- 3250
- Width :
- 52 (cm)
- Height :
- 93 (cm)
- Depth :
- 38 (cm)
- Period:
- 19th century
- Materials:
- bronze
