An exceptional and monumental limestone statue of the Taking of Persephone. The pedestal is four and a half feet high. Based on a sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1498-1680), that is in the Galleria Borghese, Rome. The Kidnapping of Persephone -... — Read More

An exceptional and monumental limestone statue of the Taking of Persephone. The pedestal is four and a half feet high. Based on a sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1498-1680), that is in the Galleria Borghese, Rome.

The Kidnapping of Persephone - is an episode in greek mythology in which Zeus makes a deal with his brother Hades for Persephone's hand in marriage,unbeknownst to either her or her mother, Demeter. As a result, one day while Persephone was out picking flowers with her friends, the earth opened and Hades, on a horse drawn chariot, charged out violently, snatching Persephone to be his wife for all eternity in the underworld. — Read Less