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The Abduction of Helen; battle scene on shore with two men pulling Helen into a boat at center

After Marco Dente

Credit: Anonymous Gift, 1929

c. 1515-27, published by Rossi in 1649

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31.1 x 44.1cm

29.49.35

Image © Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2019

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