 Created between 1636 - 1637, Peter Paul Rubens depicted the abduction of Persephone in a piece entitled "The Rape of Proserpine".The piece was intended to decorate the lost Torre de la Parada, and as such was owned by the Spanish Royal family.This was copied later in the 17th century by Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo in oil on canvas under the name of "El Rapto de Proserpina", and later again reproduced by the Real Establecimiento Litográfico de Madrid in the 19th century for the purpose of printing and distribution.