![]() ![]() ![]() This was copied later in the 17th century by Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo in oil on canvas under the name of El Rapto de Proserpina, and later again reproduced by the Real Establecimiento Litográfico de Madrid in the 19th century for the purpose of printing and distribution. The piece was intended to decorate the lost Torre de la Parada, and as such was owned by the Spanish Royal family. ![]() ![]() Peter Paul Rubens' The Rape of Proserpina, 1636-1637Ĭreated in 16, Peter Paul Rubens depicted the abduction of Persephone in a piece entitled The Rape of Proserpine. It is currently displayed as a part of Gemäldegalerie, Berlin permanent exhibit. Although the painting remains unsigned, the style and composition is highly indicative of being a legitimate Rembrandt. Painted in around 1631, The Abduction of Proserpina has largely been attributed to Rembrandt. It was painted in 1570, and spent most of its life residing in the Villa Salviati after being commissioned by the Salviati family. This painting on a large wooden panel is entitled The Abduction of Proserpine. When Persephone was picking flowers in a field, Hades emerged on his chariot from a crack on the earth, and carried off the unwilling Persephone only Hecate and Helios witnessed the abduction, and later told Demeter. Hades wished to make her his wife, so he got permission from her father Zeus and help from Gaia to abduct her into the Underworld. Persephone is the daughter of Zeus and Demeter. Hades with his horses and Persephone (down). ![]()
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