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Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)|Marcantonio Raimondi

The abduction of Helen; battle scene on a shore with two men pulling Helen into a boat at center and another man pulling on her drapery in the opposite direction

ca. 1520–27
Engraving
29.4 × 42.2 cm (11.6 × 16.6 in)

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