A female tourist has sparked outrage after bizarrely was caught "stimulating sex" with the treasured statue of Bacchus in Florence. The blonde woman, whose identity and nationality have not been ...

The replica of the Giambologna statue of Bacchus at the Torre dei Rossi-Cerchi in Florence that was used for a lewd photo op by a presumed tourist. Photo by Sailko, Creative Commons Attribution ...

A tourist has gone viral for a video of her groping and miming “sex acts” with a statue in Florence, Italy. As a result, she now faces a lifetime ban from the city.

Italian officials are trying to identify a young woman who was filmed kissing, humping, and grinding against a statue of Bacchus, the God of wine and sensuality, in Florence over the weekend.

Along with the date, the statue carries the inscription, in Latin, ‘ME FECIT GERHARDT MEYER HOLMIAE,’ or ‘Gerhardt Meyer Made Me in Stockholm.’ For some readers that ended the discussion.

The Cleveland Museum of Art just bought a rare sculpture by the great Flanders-born Italian Mannerist Giambologna (ca. 1529–1608). The work, Fata Morgana, is believed to be the last marble work ...

Change in Median Artwork Prices and Estimates Sculpture Tracks annual change in Giambologna’s median prices and estimates. This chart shows whether the artist’s prices are rising or falling, without ...

Giambologna, another featured artist, is a less recognized name in Renaissance sculpture. He was born in Flanders in 1529 and eventually moved to Italy where he became an architect as well as a court ...

The statue is a replica of the original created in the 16th century by sculptor Giambologna, who was influenced by Hellenistic sculpture and the works of Michelangelo and who settled in Florence ...