Marble Group After Giambologna, "the Abduction Of The Sabine Women", Naples, 19th Century

An attractive Carrara marble reproduction of Giambologna's famous group in the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence.
The statue is made from a single block of marble. It features three figures: at the foot of the statue, an elderly naked man with a beard kneels on the ground, his left arm raised in self-defence; a second, younger naked man straddles the kneeling man and holds a fighting naked woman in his strong arms. The kneeling man represents the weak, elderly husband of the young Sabine, who has been kidnapped by the young Roman. All three are intertwined in the group through physical contact and gaze. The impression of a twisting movement is created by the outstretched arms of the woman, followed by the muscular figure of the young kidnapper, who embraces the body of his prey and ends with the raised arm of the dominated man. The use of exaggerated gestures and the artist's ability to convey a sense of intense energy are characteristic of his mannerism.
The dynamic figurative composition coils into a twisted figura serpentinata with no frontal upward view. This is one of the statue's unique attributes - it offers several viewing angles and its effect varies depending on the viewer's position.
Two fingers are broken at the ends; restoration can be organised.
Naples 19th century

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