Title

The Rape of Proserpina', 18th century

Caption

'The Rape of Proserpina', 18th century. Pluto drags her onto his chariot. Proserpina was the daughter of Jupiter and Ceres in Roman mythology. Painting in Apsley House, London.

Date

1700

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England Archive

Reference

HRM19B39_183

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

53,6Mb (2,5Mb) / 12,7in x 16,4in / 3816 x 4912 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation Italy religious landscape plants arts painting country religion bathing law art crime Netherlands Dutch color colour rape Sicily deity God location century concept legend mythology roman mythology goddess Pluto abduction chariot road Transport nymph legendary 18th century Eighteenth Century trees English Heritage TGN Proserpina oil Jan van Huysum Huysum Jan van oil