The Abduction of Helen from Cythera
These three paintings (Walters 37.1178, 37.1179, and 37.1180) depicting the ancient Greek story of the Abduction of Helen of Troy appear to be the only monumental series of 15th-century Italian panel paintings celebrating ancient history that exist today. The story, undertood...
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16311
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Cav. Marcello Galli-Dunn, Castello di Badia, Poggibonsi, Tuscany [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Sale, Galleria Sangiorgi, Rome, May 2, 1905, no. 142; Henry Walters, Baltimore, prior to 1915 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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20
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| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL7_37.1179_Fnt_BW.jpg |
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| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.1179 |
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