Helen of Troy PicturesSo let's see some Helen of Troy pictures - it's interesting how the different artists imagined the most beautiful woman in the world, the one whom all the kings and princes wanted to marry. 
Helen, 1892 Fantin-Latour,... Buy This Allposters.com This one is "Helen of Troy" by Evelyn de Morgan:
And this one is Helen of Troy as seen by Dante Gabriel Rossetti: 
Helen of Troy, 1863 Rossetti, Dante... Buy This Allposters.com In this painting I like the gown, but the face is in the shadow, so it's not very clear what she looks like. 
Helen of Troy Johnson, Howard... Buy This Allposters.com An ancient mirror, with her portrait as imagined in that time. 
Mirror Depicting Aphrodite Persuading Helen to Follow Paris to Troy, from Palestrina Buy This Allposters.com And a more modern image: 
Helen of Troy Macdonald, A.k. Buy This Allposters.com Aphrodite/Venus keeps her promise to give Paris the most beautiful woman on earth. 
Venus Presenting Helen to Paris Hamilton, Gavin Buy This Allposters.com As we know, she decided to elope with Paris. 
Embarkation of Helen for Troy Amigoni, Jacopo Buy This Allposters.com 
Spartan Princess Helen Wife of Menelaus Elopes with Paris Prince of Troy Buy This Allposters.com Other say that it was goddess Aprodite who convinced her to follow Paris. 
Aphrodite, Helen and Paris, from Tanagra Buy This Allposters.com Other artists call this an "abduction", but I guess it was consensual. 
Abduction of Helen of Troy Tassel, Jean Buy This Allposters.com 
The Abduction of Helen of Troy Dandini, Cesare Buy This Allposters.com 
The Abduction of Helen of Troy by Paris, The Cause of the War Between Greece and Troy Ford, Henry... Buy This Allposters.com 
Lekythos Black Figure: Abduction of Helen Buy This Allposters.com
A beautiful image of Helen and Paris, when they still loved each other. 
Paris and Helen David,... Buy This Allposters.com
Let's see if you spot what's wrong in this painting. As you see, it represents Paris and Helen, with the statue of Laocoon in the background. But if the statue existed, it means the facts it represented had already taken place. That is, Laocoon was killed my the marine snakes when he advised the Trojans against introducing the Trojan horse. This episode happened at the end of the war, when Paris was already dead, and Helen was married to Deiphobos. 
Helen and Paris Johnson, Howard... Buy This Allposters.com When in Troy, she had an ambiguous behaviour, she helped both Torjans and Greeks.
In other Helen of Troy pictures, she is represented on the ramparts of the city of Troy, maybe longing for the life she had left behind, maybe finally realizing the sorrow her whim had brought upon the others. 
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Helen on the Ramparts of Troy Moreau, Gustave Buy This Allposters.com When she finally met her real husband, Menelaus, he wanted to kill her, but when she dropped her gown, he was blinded by her beauty and just forgave her.
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