Carved and gilded wooden sculpture depicting the Rape of Proserpina, workshop of Filippo Parodi, Genoa, late 17th century.
Height 156 cm, width 64 cm.
Note, among other things, the sad look on the handsome face of the athletic figure of the god of darkness, in fact "... Suddenly a prodigious event: a terrible roar tears the air; the earth splits open and from the abyss springs forth, on a golden chariot pulled by four black horses, a beautiful and vigorous god but with a sad look. With his powerful arms he seizes Proserpina and drags her away, urging the horses to run quickly. Pluto, the god of darkness, who, taken by the beauty of Proserpina, had fallen madly in love with her. He had asked and obtained from Jupiter the right to marry her, therefore he came to earth and kidnaps her..." [from riflessioni.it – for the full story, see https://www.riflessioni.it/miti-leggende-fiabe/ratto-di-proserpina.htm]
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