Lot 191
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A FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF THE RAPE OF THE SABINE WOMEN
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A FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF THE RAPE OF THE SABINE WOMEN

AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY

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A FRENCH BRONZE GROUP OF THE RAPE OF THE SABINE WOMEN
AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA, THIRD QUARTER 19TH CENTURY
The base inscribed Jean de Bologne, on a rouge griotte base with applied label ENLEVEMENT DES SABINES/Par Jean de Bologne (Réduction Bulio)
19 1/8in. (48.5cm.) high
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Lot Essay

Between 1581 and 1583 Giambologna created the colossal marble group 'The Rape of a Sabine' in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence. To Giambologna it was a group which allowed him to demonstrate his skills of composition, a group that could be viewed from virtually every angle and was astonishing in its use of complex spiralling forms.

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