Le ravissement d'Helene
Date1680/1690
Object PlaceFrance, Western Europe, Europe
MediumBronze
ClassificationsSculpture
Dimensions13 5/8 inches × 38 1/4 inches × 15 inches (34.61 × 97.16 × 38.1 cm)
Credit LineFounders Society Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Allan Shelden III Fund
Object number79.21
DescriptionA group of four figures stands on a plinth with two steps. There is a boat anchored next to them. Helen, the topmost figure, has one hand outstretched and is being handed to Paris by a semi-nude figure. Paris is standing on the boat looking up to Helen, while reaching up to her with one hand and holding a sword downward with the other. He is bearded and dressed in a classical suit of armor. A cupid with outstretched wings is hovering between the two male figures and directly beneath Helen.On View
On viewLocations
- Exhibition Demo Museum (Hanover Square), Level 3, European Sculpture & Decorative, Gallery 6
ProvenanceFormerly in the collection of:
Marc Bauraud, Paris
early 17th Century
early 20th Century
early 20th Century
1540/1550
1881
early 14th Century
16th Century
c. 1700