ID: 700002036 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700002036	Record Type: Movable Work
Images: 1

Paris and Helen (drawing (visual work); Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748 - 1825) (French Artist); 1786; J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los A...; 83.GA.192)

Note: As early as 1786, the comte d'Artois, brother to kings Louis XVI and Louis XVIII, commissioned a painting on this subject from David. In this drawing and others, he developed the composition.

Titles:

Paris and Helen (preferred,C,U,English-P,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

drawing (visual work) [300033973] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>)

Classifications:

drawings (preferred)

Creation Date: 1786

Creator Display:

Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748 - 1825) (French Artist) [preferred,JPGM]

David, Jacques-Louis (French painter, 1748-1825) Qualifier: undetermined Extent: undetermined [500115221]

Locations:

Current: J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center (Los Angeles, Los Angeles county, California, United States) [500329598] J. Paul Getty Museum, J. Paul Getty Trust, Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 83.GA.192

Other: Former: France [1000070] (Geographic)

Display Materials: Pen and black ink and brush and gray wash

	pen and wash drawings [300266219]
	.......(Objects Facet, Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name), Visual Works (hierarchy name), visual works (works), <visual works by material or technique>, drawings (visual works), <drawings by material or technique>)

	ink [300015012]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by function>, coating (material), <coating by form>)

	wash technique [300182748]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <image-making processes and techniques>, <painting and painting techniques>, painting techniques, <painting techniques by application method or circumstances>)

Dimensions: 18.3 x 22.9 cm (7 3/16 x 9 in.)

Cultures:

French (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Neoclassical [300021477] (preferred,style)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, European, <modern European styles and movements>)

General Subject:

history and legend (preferred)

Specific Subjects:

	Paris taking Helen [901001939]
	.....((Trojan War, Greek narratives, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Trojan War [901000351]
	.....((Greek narratives, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	lovers [300188621]
	.....(Agents Facet, People (hierarchy name), people (agents), <people by activity>) (AAT)

	Cupid [901001071]
	.....((Roman characters, Roman iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Paris [901001347]
	.....((Greek characters, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Helen [901001020]
	.....((Greek characters, Greek iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	love (emotion) [300055165]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), social science concepts, psychological concepts, emotion, positive emotions) (AAT)

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: drawings, paintings, prints, other two-dimensional media

Sources and Contributors:
Paris and Helen	........ [JPGM]
	........ J. Paul Getty Museum database for collections (2000-)

Subject: ....... [VP,JPGM]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)