Detail of the Rape of Proserpina sculpture, Gian Lorenzo Bernini sculptures, Galleria Borghese Museum, Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy

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The Rape of Proserpina (Italian: Ratto di Proserpina) is a large Baroque marble sculptural group by Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, executed between 1621 and 1622. Bernini was only 23 years old at its completion. It depicts the Abduction of Proserpina, who is seized and taken to the underworld by the god Pluto.

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Galleria Borghese, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, Italy
Photo credit: © Rubens Alarcon / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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