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      • This interest in transforming a stone into a realistic semblance of skin is most evident in The Rape of Proserpina, a sculpture intended to convey traumatic captivity (the term “rape” in the title of this piece actually refers to the act of abduction).
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      The Rape of Proserpina – Bernini’s Baroque Masterpiece

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › The_Rape_of_ProserpinaThe Rape of Proserpina - Wikipedia

    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.

  4. artincontext.org › the-rape-of-proserpinaThe Rape of Proserpina – Bernini’s Baroque Masterpiece

    Feb 9, 2022 · Gian Lorenzo Bernini’s sculpture, The Rape of Proserpina (also known as El Rapto de Proserpina) portrays the mythical abduction of Proserpina by Pluto. Along with many other of Bernini’s artworks from his early period, it was ordered to be produced by Cardinal Borghese.

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    • 28 November 1680
    • 7 December 1598
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  6. mymodernmet.com › bernini-the-rape-of-proserpinaRape of Proserpina: Bernini’s Most Dramatically Lifelike ...

    Oct 13, 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.

  7. borghese.gallery › the-rape-of-proserpinaThe Rape of Proserpina by Bernini in the Borghese Gallery, Rome

    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.

  8. www.dailyartmagazine.com › rape-of-proserpina-byRape of Proserpina by Gian Lorenzo Bernini - DailyArt Magazine

    Sep 29, 2024 · He holds Proserpina with his carefully shaped hands as she tries to push him away. She is disgusted by Pluto’s attempt while he has a smile on his face. Bernini presented Proserpina as a desperate woman trying to release herself from her abductor.

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  9. www.socratic-method.com › art-design › the-meaningThe meaning of The Rape of Proserpina by Bernini

    Feb 18, 2024 · "The Rape of Proserpina" by Gian Lorenzo Bernini is a renowned Baroque sculpture that captures the intense moment of the abduction of Proserpina by Pluto, the ruler of the underworld, in Roman mythology. The sculpture portrays the dramatic struggle between Pluto, with his powerful grasp on

  10. www.collezionegalleriaborghese.it › en › opereRape of Proserpine - Bernini Gian Lorenzo - Galleria Borghese

    Bernini represents the culminating moment of the action. The proud, insensitive god is dragging Proserpine into Hades, his muscles so taut in the effort to hold the writhing body that his hands sink into her flesh.