Rape of the Sabine Women
Giovanni da Bologna, 1580, Loggia dei Lanzi
‘Rape of the Sabine Women’ is a work by Giambologna (Flanders/Belgium, 1529–1608). It is dated 1580. It is part of the collection Loggia dei Lanzi. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Mannerism’.
It was commissioned by Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany. It is made of marble. It is 410 cm high. The things depicted include rape of the Sabine women.
The catalogue has 14 more works by Giambologna.