A Roman Abducting a Sabine Woman on a Rearing Horse (style of Giambologna)
French School
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
1643 - 1715
Materials
Wood and bronze
Measurements
557 x 425 x 235 mm
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall (Children's Country House), Derbyshire
NT 652911
Summary
Sculpture, bronze, on a Louis XIV rectangular bronze veneered wooden base, mounted in chased ormolu cast with espagnolette masks, winged putti and ormolu foliated borders, A Roman Abducting a Sabine Woman on a Rearing Horse (style of Giambologna), French School. One of a pair (see SUD/M/10) of important Louis XIV patinated bronze groups imitating the style of Giovanni Bologna
Provenance
Transferred from Treasury 30.10.1984.
Makers and roles
French School, sculptor style of Giambologna (Douai 1529 - Florence 1608), sculptor