# Plate

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## Artwork

- Artist: [AVELLI, Francesco Xanto](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/avelli-francesco-xanto-r7feee572eeac0c>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Maiolica, diameter 44 cm

## Commentary

The plate depicts the Abduction of Helen; the model for the mythological scene is provided by Raphael through Marcantonio Raimondi.

## Related artworks

- [Plate with the Sinking of the Fleet of Seleucus](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/avelli-francesco-xanto-r7feee572eeac0c/plate-with-the-sinking-of-the-fleet-of-seleucus-rda42a62ed06a6a>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)