All Guido Reni Oil Paintings

Painting:: The Abduction of Helen (mk05)

Canvas,99 1/2 x 104 1/4''(253 x 265 cm);6 3/4''(16 cm)at right edge is a later addition.Commissioned in 1626-1628 by the Spanish ambassador in Rome for the Gallery of Philip IV of Spain and finished in 1631.Acquired by Marquis de la Vrilliere for the decoration of his mansion in Paris;seized in the Revolution from the Duc de Penthievre,INV

Painting ID:: 20372