The Rape of the Daughters of Leuccipus

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Artist : Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640)

Title : The Rape of the Daughters of Leuccipus

Object type: painting

Genre : nude

Year : circa 1617

Medium : oil on canvas

Dimensions : 224 × 211 cm (88 in × 82 in)

Location: Alte Pinakothek, Munich

The painting describes the mortal Castor and the immortal Pollux abducting Phoebe and Hilaeira, daughters of Leucippus of Messenia. Castor the horse-tamer is recognizable from his armor, whilst Pollux the boxer is shown with a bare and free upper body. They are also well known by their horses—Castor's is well mannered and supported by a putto, whereas Pollux's is rearing. The putto's black wing shows the twins' ultimate destiny.

In the painting, Phoebe and Hilaeira do not have a distinguishing feature. From the literature on Greek myths, however, we learn that Phoebe bore a son, Mnesleos, to Pollux, and Hilaeira bore a son, Anogon, to Castor. It would seem, therefore, from the directions of the twins' fixed and admiring stares, that the daughter in the lower position, with her back to us, is Phoebe, and the daughter in the upper position, showing a frontal view, is Hilaeira.

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