Lot 128
128
AN ITALIAN BRONZE GROUP 'A RAPE OF A SABINE'
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AN ITALIAN BRONZE GROUP 'A RAPE OF A SABINE'

19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY GIAMBOLOGNA (1529-1608)

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AN ITALIAN BRONZE GROUP 'A RAPE OF A SABINE'
19TH CENTURY, AFTER THE MODEL BY GIAMBOLOGNA (1529-1608)
42in. (106.7cm.) high
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. This lot will be removed to an off-site warehouse at the close of business on the day of sale - 2 weeks free storage

Lot Essay

The modelling of the present group is Giambologna's first representation of The Rape of the Sabine which he conceived and sent to Ottavio Farnese, Duke of Parma in 1579. This then evolved into the monumental marble group, which incorporated a third figure, inaugurated in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence, in 1583.

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