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The Rape of Proserpina (Italian: Ratto di Proserpina), more accurately translated as The Abduction of Proserpina, [1] is a large Baroque marble group sculpture by Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini, executed between 1621 and 1622, when Bernini's career was in its early stage.
The Rape of Proserpina by Hans von Aachen (1587) Copy of The Rape of Proserpina by Vincenzo de' Rossi, on view near Cliveden House. The best-known myth surrounding Proserpina is of her abduction by the god of the Underworld, her mother Ceres' frantic search for her, and her eventual but temporary restitution to the world above.
The Rape of Persephone by Simone Pignoni (c. 1650) Act I begins with Ceres leaving her daughter Proserpine in the protection of two nymphs, Ino and Eunoe, warning them not to wander. Proserpine asks Ino to tell her a story, and she recites the tale of Arethusa. After the story, the group gathers flowers.
The Rape of Persephone, or Abduction of Persephone, is a classical mythological subject in Western art, depicting the abduction of Persephone by Hades.In this context, the word Rape refers to the traditional translation of the Latin raptus ('seized' or 'carried off') which refers to bride kidnapping rather than the potential ensuing sexual violence.
A votive plaque known as the Ninnion Tablet depicting elements of the Eleusinian Mysteries, discovered in the sanctuary at Eleusis (mid-4th century BC). The Eleusinian Mysteries (Greek: Ἐλευσίνια Μυστήρια, romanized: Eleusínia Mystḗria) were initiations held every year for the cult of Demeter and Persephone based at the Panhellenic Sanctuary of Eleusis in ancient Greece.
The Abduction of Proserpina (ca. 1631) by Rembrandt was influenced by Claudian's De raptu Proserpinae [8] Panegyricus dictus Probino et Olybrio consulibus; De raptu Proserpinae (unfinished epic, 3 books completed) In Rufinum ("Against Rufinus") De Bello Gildonico ("On the Gildonic revolt") In Eutropium ("Against Eutropius")
Johann Peter Alexander Wagner added putti, vases, urns and two monumental sculpture groups, the Rape of Europa and the abduction of Proserpina, sited in the central axis between the Orangery and the southern pavilion of the Residence.
Titel(s): Roof van Proserpina Objecttype: prent Objectnummer: RP-P-OB-1235 Catalogusreferentie: Bartsch 72. Meder 67-Mit den Rostflecken-a Opschriften / Merken: verzamelaarsmerk, verso rechtsonder, gestempeld: Lugt 2228 Omschrijving: In een bergachtige omgeving wordt een naakte vrouw door een man op een eenhoorn meegevoerd. Op de achtergrond ...