Gian Lorenzo Bernini created The Rapture of Proserpina between 1621 and 1622. Despite being only 23 years old at the time, the artist from Naples was already enjoying success as a young artist. Bernini's passion and care for realism may be seen in the anatomical aspects of the artwork, which were pressed to the point of reaching the physical limitations of marble. Cardinal Borghese commissioned it, along with several other works by Bernini from his early years.