Category:The Rape of Helen (Guido Reni)

The Rape of Helen
	paiting by Guido Reni
Instance of	painting
Depicts	Helen of Troy; Paris; kidnapping; Bichon; monkey; child; black people; Eros; Cupid; bow; quiver; blonde; bird's wing; white people; torch; putto; domestic worker; cuirass; combat helmet; sandal; coif; headband; hat; chignon; chestnut hair; leash; black hair; feather; shore; sailing ship; sky; grass; walking; tread; rampart; drapery; dress; overcoat;
Material used	oil paint; canvas (painting surface);
Genre	mythological painting;
Location	Room 716
Creator	Guido Reni;
Owned by	Philip IV of Spain; Marie de' Medici; Bernardino Spada; Louis Alexandre, Count of Toulouse; Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre; Louis Phélypeaux, seigneur de La Vrillière; Louis Phélypeaux, comte de Saint-Florentin;
Collection	Department of Paintings of the Louvre;
Inception	1631 / 1620s
Width	265 ±1 centimetre;
Height	253 ±1 centimetre;
Authority control
	Reasonator; Scholia; Statistics;

The Rape of Helen (Guido Reni)

Artist



Alternative names	Guido Rhenus il Guido
Description	Italian painter, draughtsman and etcher
Date of birth/death	4 November 1575	18 August 1642
Location of birth/death	Calvenzano	Bologna
Work location	Bologna (1599-1600), Rome (1600-1602), Bologna (1603-1605), Rome (1605-1610), Bologna (1611-1612), Rome (1612), Bologna (1615-1616), Mantua (1617-1621), Rome (1622-1629), Naples (1624-1626, 1640-1642)
Authority control	: Q109061 VIAF: 49288294 ISNI: 0000 0001 2320 6667 ULAN: 500030334 LCCN: n80021717 NLA: 36520375 WGA: RENI, Guido Open Library: OL866436A GND: 118599712 SELIBR: 208143 SUDOC: 02739767X BNF: 122890896 NKC: jn20000701490 BNE: XX971727 KulturNav: cc883c79-a2f9-4955-8af2-892530634f40 RKD: 66290 NLI: 001787870 Koninklijke: 068910673 WorldCat

Title

The Rape of Helen

Object type

Date

between circa 1626 and circa 1629

Medium

Dimensions

Height: 253 cm (99.6 in); Width: 265 cm (104.3 in) (formerly: Height: 253 cm (99.6 in); Width: 247 cm (97.2 in) )

Current location

Louvre Museum (Inventory)

	Native name	Musée du Louvre
	Parent institution	Établissement public du musée du Louvre
	Location	Paris
	Coordinates	48° 51′ 37″ N, 2° 20′ 15″ E
	Established	1793
	Web page	www.louvre.fr
	Authority control	: Q19675 VIAF: 257711507 ISNI: 0000 0001 2260 177X ULAN: 500125189 LCCN: n80020283 NLA: 35912436 WorldCat