The Abduction of Prosperine

Resource added
Oil painting depicting Hades forcibly abducting Persephone from her peaceful world into the Underworld

Full description

Created by Alessandro Allori to decorate the walls of a Florentine nobleman’s villa in 1570. The painting was done in the style of Michaelangelo. It depicts Hades forcibly abducting Persephone from her peaceful world into the Underworld.

Comments

Log in to view and add comments.

Annotations

No one has annotated a text with this resource yet.

Download image “The Abduction of Prosperine”
  • type
    Image
  • created on
  • file format
    jpg
  • file size
    1 MB
  • copyright status
    Public Domain
  • creator
    Alessandro Allori (Italian, 1535 - 1607)
  • credit
    Getty Center
  • restrictions
    Public Domain