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"description": "This work was long thought to be a fragment of a preliminary study for a large-scale marble sculpture by Gian Lorenzo Bernini in Rome depicting Pluto, the god of the underworld, dragging Proserpina away to be his wife. Bernini\u2019s finished studies never had the scrape marks visible on the cheek, indicating another sculptor\u2019s hand. The work was owned by Bernini\u2019s family, and his many studio assistants often copied his work. This terracotta therefore may be by one of the more significant sculptors of this group. The subject conveys fleeting expressions of sadness, fear, and surprise, and would have interested sculptors learning to convey complex emotions.",
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"citation": "Simonato, Lucia. Bernini Scultore: Il Difficile Dialogo con la Modernita\u0300. Milano: Electa, 2018.",
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