GIAMBOLOGNA, LE VIOL DES FEMMES SABINES

The rape of the sabine women-Upon entering the Galerie Accademia, le Giambologna plaster cast model is prominently displayed in the Hall of the Colossus. Giambologna used this model in the Accademia to make the marble sculpture dans le Loggia dei Lanzi en Place de la Seigneurie.

Dans le sixteenth century, Giambologna‘s work Abduction of a Sabine Woman or the Rape of the Sabine Women 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 Michel-Ange, made a profound and long-lasting impact on late sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century European art.

Les 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, fearet 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.