Die Entführung und Einschiffung der Helena durch Paris, ca. 1674 – 1675

Title

Die Entführung und Einschiffung der Helena durch Paris

Draughtsman

• Raymond La Fage

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque
• French classicism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• parchment

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• French

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• composition study
• autonomous drawing?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert unten rechts (mit der Feder in Grau): R Lafrage fecit

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• mythological representation

Persons Shown

• Helena
• Paris

Associated Persons and Institutions

• Homer

Illustrated Passage

• Homer: Ilias, 24, 24-30

Primary

• 94C133 the abduction of Helen and some of her companions: Paris carries them off by sea, and takes a part of the palace-treasure with him

Secondary

• 45K144 gate ~ fortified city
• 45B the soldier; the soldier's life
• 92D1916 cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'
• 46C24 sailing-ship, sailing-boat