Tag: Gian Lorenzo Bernini

  • The Masterful Abduction of Proserpina by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

    The Masterful Abduction of Proserpina by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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    The “Rape of Proserpina” (Ratto di Proserpina) is an impressive marble sculpture group in the Baroque tradition, crafted by the Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini between 1621 and 1622, when he was merely twenty-three years old. This work illustrates the abduction of Proserpina, the daughter of Ceres, by Pluto, the god of the underworld. Origin…