The Abduction of Helen

1634–1705

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Pen and brown ink
Dimensions: 7 13/16 x 10 1/2in. (19.9 x 26.7cm)
Collection no.: 1977.127
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Luca Giordano. The Abduction of Helen. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Abduction of Helen — Luca Giordano. 1634–1705.

Medium: Pen and brown ink. Dimensions: 7 13/16 x 10 1/2in. (19.9 x 26.7cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1977.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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