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The Robbery of Polyxena" (Il Ratto di Polissena) by Pio Fedi is one of the most dramatic and emotionally charged sculptures in Florence. Here's the story behind the marble.

⚔️ The Myth: The scene comes from the tragic end of the Trojan War. After the Greeks won, the ghost of Achilles demanded a sacrifice: Polyxena, the youngest daughter of King Priam. As she was being taken, her brother Polites was killed defending her at the altar.

???? The Drama: Fedi captures the peak of the action. Neoptolemus (son of Achilles) seizes Polyxena, who arches back in terror and despair. The body of her murdered brother lies at the base, and their grieving mother, Hecuba, is suggested to be watching in horror.

???? The Sculptor: Pio Fedi (1816-1892) was an Italian sculptor. He carved this masterpiece between 1855 and 1865, and it was placed in the Loggia dei Lanzi in 1866.

???? Location: Loggia dei Lanzi, Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy. It stands alongside Cellini's "Perseus" and Giambologna's "Sabine Women"—but its story is perhaps the darkest of them all.

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