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The Rape of Proserpina (Italian: Ratto di Proserpina), more accurately translated as The Abduction of Proserpina, [1] is a large Baroque marble group sculpture by Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, executed between 1621 and 1622, when Bernini's career was in its early stage.
9 lut 2022 · “The Rape of Proserpina” (or “El Rapto de Proserpina”) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini depicts the fabled abduction of Prosperina by Pluto. Cardinal Borghese commissioned it, along with several other works by Bernini from his early years.
13 paź 2019 · Sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini created one of the most lifelike marble sculptures of the 17th century — The Rape of Proserpina. Take a look at it in detail.
In The Rape of Persephone the figures twist and strain in opposing directions, testifying to a Mannerist influence; their tense struggle is imbued with an explosive dynamism.
Bernini Gian Lorenzo. (Naples 1598 - Rome 1680) The work portrays the abduction of Proserpine by Pluto, god of the underworld. Narrated by both Claudian and Ovid, the myth tells of the abduction of the maiden on the shores of Lake Pergusa, near Enna.
Proserpine, daughter of the earth goddess Ceres, was kidnapped by Pluto, the god of the underworld. Despite the resistance put up by Minerva, Venus and Diana, their relationship would blossom into love, as revealed by the presence of the cupids holding the chariot reigns and urging the horses on.
Rape of Proserpina (Ratto di Proserpina) is a large sculptural group of marble in the Baroque style, created by Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini and performed between 1621 and 1622. Bernini was only twenty-three years old when he made this artwork.
