Helen of Troy
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Helen of Troy
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Published 2014-10-21T15:58:46+00:00
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In Greek mythology Helen was the daughter of the god Jupiter and was famed for her great beauty. She was married to Menelaus the King of Sparta. Whilst her husband was away, Helen was abducted by the Trojan prince Paris, to whom she was later married. So began a long war between the Greeks and Trojans. A number of other versions of this head are known, one of which is in the Palazzo Albrizzi in Venice. It was seen by the poet Lord Byron in 1812, who wrote:
‘In this beloved marble view
Above the works and thoughts of Man,
What nature could, but would not, do
And beauty and Canova can!’
Another version is in the collection of Lord Londonderry, having been presented to Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, later 2nd Marquess of Londonderrry, in 1816 (see 'Canova Ideal Heads', ed. K. Eustace (exh. cat.), The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1997, pp. 84-5, cat. no. 4).
‘In this beloved marble view
Above the works and thoughts of Man,
What nature could, but would not, do
And beauty and Canova can!’
Another version is in the collection of Lord Londonderry, having been presented to Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, later 2nd Marquess of Londonderrry, in 1816 (see 'Canova Ideal Heads', ed. K. Eustace (exh. cat.), The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1997, pp. 84-5, cat. no. 4).
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Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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Printing Details
weight of raw model - 58g layer height - 0.15mm infill density - hollow
Technical Information
| Date published | 21/10/2014 |
| Time to do | 540 - 600 minutes |
| Material Quantity | 58g |
| Dimensions | 76.66 x 57.85 x 120.00 |
| Complexity | Easy |
More Information
| Title | Helen of Troy |
| Date | early 19th century after 1812 (made) |
| Dimension | Height: 64 cm |
| Accession | A.46-1930 |
| Period | Neoclassical |
| Medium | Marble |
| Record | http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O127047/bust-canova-antonio/ |
| Artist | Antonio Canova |
| Place | Victoria and Albert Museum, London |
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