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The Rape of Helen
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Harbor with the abduction of Helen. Helen is led to a boat by two men. Below the image, the text from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Book 12, lines 5-6. At the top, the sign of the Archer from the zodiac. The print is part of an album. The explanation for the print on another album sheet describes this scene as Hecuba and the Fall of Troy.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineRoof van Helena. 1653 - 1654. Johannes of Lucas van Doetechum. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
