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Giambologna: Mercury Rape of a Sabine (two views), marble sculpture by Giambologna, 1579–83; in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence. One of two marble obelisks created by Giambologna, c. 1563, in front of the basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence. Giambologna: Hercules Fighting the Centaur Nessus Cosimo I
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Also Known As Jean Boulogne • Giovanni da Bologna
Born 1529 • Douai • France
Died August 13, 1608 (aged 79) • Florence • Italy
Movement / Style Mannerism

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Giambologna: Mercury
Rape of a Sabine (two views), marble sculpture by Giambologna, 1579–83; in the Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence.
One of two marble obelisks created by Giambologna, c. 1563, in front of the basilica of Santa Maria Novella, Florence.
Giambologna: Hercules Fighting the Centaur Nessus
Cosimo I
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