The abduction of Helen; battle scene on a shore with two men pulling Helen into a boat at center and another man pulling on her drapery in the opposite direction

Marco Dente Italian
Publisher Pietro de' Nobili Italian
Publisher Antonio Lafreri French
ca 1520–27
Not on view

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  • Title: The abduction of Helen; battle scene on a shore with two men pulling Helen into a boat at center and another man pulling on her drapery in the opposite direction
  • Artist: Marco Dente (Italian, Ravenna, active by 1515–died 1527 Rome)
  • Publisher: Pietro de' Nobili (Italian, active Rome, 1584–85)
  • Publisher: Antonio Lafreri (French, Orgelet, Franche-Comte ca. 1512–1577 Rome)
  • Date: ca 1520–27
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 11 9/16 x 16 7/16 in. (29.4 x 41.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
  • Object Number: 2012.136.860
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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