Ecole de (École flamande) Flandres, 1650 - The Abduction of Helen, after Guido Reni - fine art print

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oval miniature enamel, simple golden frame.

This miniature shows a famous scene from the Greco-Roman mythology. On the walls, a battleship and helmeted man leads his arm a young woman richly dressed. central figures of the composition, accompanied by a procession of men and women. The ancient context (architecture, helmet, armor) is associated with the costumes of the seventeenth century to illustrate the abduction of Helen, a young wife of Menelaus, the trojan Pâris. This episode, causing the fall of Troy, was painted by Guido Reni for Philip IV of Spain; the enamel of the Cognac-Jay museum is a copy in small format of the command carried out to 1626-1629.

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The 17th century piece of art called The Abduction of Helen, after Guido Reni was created by the artist Ecole de (École flamande) Flandres in 1650. The version of the artwork measures the size: Height: 4,2 cm, Width: 3,4 cm. Email (metal art), Copper was used by the painter as the technique for the artpiece. The painting has the following inscription: "Number of issue of legacy - the reverse, in red: "D 118"". This work of art belongs to the art collection of Musée Cognacq-Jay Paris, which is a museum in the Hôtel Donon in the 3rd arrondissement. With courtesy of: Musée Cognacq-Jay - le goût du XVIIIe Paris (public domain).Creditline of the artwork: . Further, the alignment is in portrait format with a ratio of 3 : 4, meaning that the length is 25% shorter than the width.

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