# The Abduction of Helen \(detail\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [BALESTRA, Antonio]() - Date: 1701-1750 - Technique: Fresco ## Commentary The two protagonists stage a charming minuet, moving toward the boat that awaits them. They are enveloped by the soft light of the sky, traversed by puffy clouds. The stillness of the scene as a whole is enlivened by a gust of wind that reveals the softness of the drapery. ## Related artworks - [Adoration of the Shepherds \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Shepherds \(detail\)]() - [Adoration of the Shepherds]() - [St Sebastian Nurced by St Irene]() - [The Abduction of Helen]() - [The Killing of Achilles \(detail\)]() - [The Killing of Achilles]() - [The Triumph of Love \(detail\)]() - [Theseus Discovering his Father's Sword]() - [View of the ceiling]() - [View of the main hall]() - [Virgin and Christ Child with Saints]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()