Hades Abducting Persephone in a Clearing

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
In the center left of the drawing, Hades, identifiable by his bident, grasps Persephone by her waist and leans to the right, dragging her towards his waiting chariot and horses. She flails her arms to the left.
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors
16th–19th century
Accession Number
1901-39-2856
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
classicism
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
Medium
Pen and ink wash on paper
made in
Italy
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Record ID
chndm_1901-39-2856
Metadata Usage (text)
Not determined
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b4d31fd3-ae50-4eb1-bea9-afb5622e8105
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