The Rape of Proserpina
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Title
The Rape of Proserpina
Description
Ruben's rendition of the "Rape of Proserpina" mythological tale. The work shows Pluto grasping Persephone vigorously. However, there are additional figures in this image. Minerva, the goddess of war, Venus, and Diana, the goddess of the hunt are together putting up a resistance to stop Pluto.
Creator
Peter Paul Rubens
Source
“The Rape of Proserpine - the Collection.” The Collection - Museo Nacional del Prado. Accessed December 7, 2021.
Wilkins, Ann Thomas. “Bernini and Ovid: Expanding the Concept of Metamorphosis.” International Journal of the Classical Tradition 6, no. 3 (2000).
Barolsky, Paul. Ovid and the Metamorphoses of Modern Art from Botticelli to Picasso. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, (2014).
Wilkins, Ann Thomas. “Bernini and Ovid: Expanding the Concept of Metamorphosis.” International Journal of the Classical Tradition 6, no. 3 (2000).
Barolsky, Paul. Ovid and the Metamorphoses of Modern Art from Botticelli to Picasso. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press, (2014).
Publisher
Spanish Royal Family
Date
1636-1637
Contributor
Sofia Silvosa
Format
78.1 x 107.3 cm.
Type
Painting
Coverage
The Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain
Files
Citation
Peter Paul Rubens, “The Rape of Proserpina,” ARTHIST 256 - Italian Baroque Art - Fall 2021, accessed October 22, 2026, https://baroque.dahvc.org/fall-2021/items/show/297.