The Abduction of Prosperine

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

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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.

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    Public Domain
  • creator
    Alessandro Allori (Italian, 1535 - 1607)
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    Getty Center
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    Public Domain