'RAPE OF THE SABINE WOMEN', A BRONZE FIGURAL GROUP
AFTER A MODEL BY GIAMBOLOGNA (CIRCA 1529-1608)
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'RAPE OF THE SABINE WOMEN', A BRONZE FIGURAL GROUP
after a model by Giambologna (circa 1529-1608)
Having a deep brown patina, on an ormolu-mounted rouge royale marble base inscribed ENLEVEMENT DES SABINES/(JEAN DE BOLOGNE)
25in. (65cm.) high
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This model is a reduction of the marble original in the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence.
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