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Description: | Helen was the wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta. Renowned for her beauty, she was abducted by the Trojan prince Paris who had fallen in love with her. Here, the prince carries her towards a waiting boat while his accomplices ward off her Greek protectors. There is uncertainty concerning the attribution of the painting. The composition relates to a larger work attributed to Giovanni Francesco Romanelli, dated to the 1630s and now housed in the Museo Capitolino in Rome. The Plymouth version, however, is likely to have been painted later by one of the artist's many followers and imitators. | Subjects: | mythology (Helen and Theseus) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco (Italian painter, 1610-1662) Æ Attributed to manner of | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8500... | Go to resource |
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