LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA

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AN ALABASTER MODEL OF THE RAPE OF THE SABINES
LATE 19TH CENTURY, AFTER GIAMBOLOGNA
After the Antique, damages
15 in. (38 cm.) 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. The group was universally celebrated and as a result copies and reductions have been created ever since.

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