The Rape of the Sabine Women - Giambologna(Florence)

The work depicts a girl trying to free herself, lifted by a man at whose feet is an old man, who is in despair. It represents an episode of ancient Roman history, the Rape of the Sabine Women: Romulus, king and founder of the city, had the Sabine women kidnapped so that the Romans had someone to procreate with.

The work represents the drama and violence of that moment. However, it also has another definition, the three ages of life. The older man is dominated by a man, who holds a girl, even younger than him.

When he created the work, Giambologna, the great master of Mannerism, was the official sculptor of the Medici.