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Bernini's "The Rape of Proserpine" at Galleria Borghese, Rome. Persephone is being dragged off by the god Pluto: he's grinning like a madman because he's got a PRIZE as he clutches her, and he doesn't give a damn how she feels about it (not well, as you might expect).

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Last modified: 2019-04-22 by giles