HAMILTON, Gavin
(b. 1723, Lanark, d. 1798, Roma)

The Abduction of Helen

1784
Oil on canvas, 306 x 367 cm
Museo di Roma, Rome

Collector and painter who chose to live in Rome, Hamilton's predilection was for mythological subjects, enriched by infinite details thanks to his antiquarian passion.




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