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The Rape of Europa (L’Enlèvement d’Europe)

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon

Artwork Details

The Rape of Europa (L’Enlèvement d’Europe)
1758-1823
Pierre-Paul Prud'hon
etching on chine colle, mounted on white paper
7 x 10 13/16 in. (17.78 x 27.46 cm);4 7/8 x 7 1/8 in. (12.38 x 18.1 cm);14 ¼ x 19 ¼ in. (36.2 x 48.89 cm)
Museum Purchase
1990/2.64

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Description

Prud'hon's etching of the abduction of the princess Europa by Jupiter, disguised as a bull, was never finished. It was based on an antique relief.

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