Rape of the Sabine Women ~ Florence, Italy

The sculpture of the rape was created in 1592 based on the legend of the battle between Rome and Sabine. The building in the background was the Medici Palace built in 1299 and is now city hall. I positioned her hand as if to stop time. Egg tempera, marble dust, rabbit glue, cotton wrapped on board (Renaissance technique) 16” x 12” 2010