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Gian Lorenzo Bernini was commissioned by Scipione Borghese, who gave it to Cardinal Ludovico Ludovisi in 1622, who took her to his villa. He remained there until 1908, when the Italian state purchased it and returned it to the Galleria Borghese.
is a large marble statue, belonging to a group of sculptures executed by the artist. Represents Proserpina (Persephone in Greek mythology) being kidnapped porPlutón (Hades in Greek mythology), ruler of the underworld. Tx: es.Wikipedia.org
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The Rapture (detail), Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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