Pluto, the god of the underworld, abducted Proserpine and took her to his domain - Hades. Proserpine’s mother Ceres was eartbroken.
Proserpine’s father Jupiter reached a compromise: Proserpine would spend half the year in Hades and the other half in the land of the living with her mother. This bronze is a smaller version of the famous marble sculture that Girardon made for Versailles.
Specifications
| Title | The abduction of Proserpine |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Bronze, patina |
| Object type |
Sculpture
> Three-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Length 23 cm Height 56 cm Width 20 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Maker:
Anoniem
After: François Girardon Previously attributed: Giovanni da Bologna |
| Accession number | BEK 1109 (OK) |
| Credits | Acquired with the collection of D.G. van Beuningen, 1958 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1958 |
| Creation date | in circa 1700 |
| Collector | Collector / D.G. van Beuningen |
| Internal exhibitions |
Brons Hout Steen. Zeven eeuwen sculptuur in het Museum Boijmans-van Beuningen (1994) The Collection Enriched (2011) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | France > Western Europe > Europe |
