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Abduction of a Sabine Woman

After a model by Giambologna Netherlandish
Founder Antonio Susini Italian
model ca. 1579; cast possibly late 16th century
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 620
The model for this two-figure composition was made by Giovanni Bologna about 1579, judging from a letter dated about 1579, from which we learn that he was ready to deliver a bronze cast of it to the Duke of Parma. The bronze described in this letter is now in the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Abduction of a Sabine Woman
  • Artist: After a model by Giambologna (Netherlandish, Douai 1529–1608 Florence)
  • Founder: Antonio Susini (Italian, 1558–1624 Florence)
  • Date: model ca. 1579; cast possibly late 16th century
  • Culture: Italian, Florence
  • Medium: Bronze; on non-contemporary marble pedestal (removed Nov. 2020)
  • Dimensions: confirmed: 37 7/8 × 16 1/2 × 14 in. (96.2 × 41.9 × 35.6 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture-Bronze
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Jaffe, 1963
  • Object Number: 63.197
  • Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

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