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Plutarch has described to this legend the origin of the custom of lifting up a bride and carrying her over the doorstep of her husband's house.\r\n\r\nGiambolgna's (1579–1583) 'Rape of the Sabines' is considered his masterpiece, and was interpreted to be related to the legend. His sculpture depicts three figures - a man lifting a woman into the air while a second man crouches - and was carved from a single block of marble.\r\n\r\nBorn in Flanders Giovanni Bologna (1524-1608), or short Giambologna went to Rome to study antique sculpture from about 1550 to 1553. He then travelled through Florence where he was persuaded to stay. He became sculptor to the Medici family and thus became one of the most influential sculptors of the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He drew attention to many artists  from Northern Europe and disseminated his style mainly through small bronzes. 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Bruzaud, Esq.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Statuette, group, marble, the Rape of the Sabines, modern version of Giambologna's original executed in 1583 for the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence, Italy, 19th century","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in the Years 1905 - 1908. <u>In</u>: <u>List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum, During the Year 1908, Arranged According to the Dates of  Acquisition with Appendix and Indices</u>. 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