 While reminiscent of Mannerism, particularly Giambologna's "The Rape of the Sabine Women", Bernini permits the viewer to absorb the scene from one single viewpoint.While other views provide further details, a spectator can see the desperation of Proserpina and the lumbering attempts of Pluto to grab her.This was in contrast to the Mannerist sculpture of Giambologna, which required the spectator to walk around the sculpture to gain a view of each of character's expression.