Jan 5, 2022
5 min read
The Rape of Proserpina — Bernini’s First Masterpiece
The sculpture that brings stone to life
The story of Proserpine — or Proserpina in Latin — is told in Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Proserpine is the daughter of the corn-goddess Ceres, who whilst out gathering flowers in the Vale of Nysa was seen by the powerful god Pluto, King of the Underworld.
