L'Enlèvement de Proserpine by Joseph-Marie Vien (1757)

Painting of Pluto on horseback abducting Proserpina, with cupids overhead and women with flowers near a classical statue.

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L'Enlèvement de Proserpine, Joseph-Marie Vien (1757), Musée du Louvre (Department of Paintings). Via artnap.com

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This oil painting shows a mythological abduction scene in a garden setting, with a bearded god in a red cloak riding a dark horse with a trident and cupids flying overhead. Women in pink, gold and blue drapery gather flowers and garlands beside a classical statue on a pedestal, while a basket of blossoms sits in the foreground. Joseph-Marie Vien painted L'Enlèvement de Proserpine in 1757, and the work is held by the Musée du Louvre, Department of Paintings.

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Date

1757

Medium

Painting

Museum

Musée du Louvre (Department of Paintings)

License

Public domain