GIAMBOLOGNA, ZNÁSILNĚNÍ SABINOVÝCH ŽEN

The rape of the sabine women-Upon entering the Galerie Accademia, Giambologna plaster cast model is prominently displayed in the Hall of the Colossus. Giambologna used this model in the akademie to make the marble sculpture v Loggia dei Lanzi v Piazza della Signoria.

V sixteenth century, Giambologna‘s work Abduction of a Sabine Woman or the Znásilnění sabinských žen is recognized as one of the most important works of Italian art. He was, however, one of the lesser-known artists of the period. Giambologna, though he is not as well known as Michelangelo, made a profound and long-lasting impact on late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century European art.

The statue shows one man lifting a woman into the air while another crouches, with a twisting movement linking them both together.

Known as serpentinata ( serpentine figures), these figures express movement, aggression, feara struggle by moving upward in flame-like or twisting patterns. Giambologna didn’t provide a single view or point of view for the sculpture, which enables the viewer to marvel at the entire drama from all sides. He did this to accentuate the sense of frenzy in work.