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

Accession Number
1990/2.64

Title
The Rape of Europa (L'Enlèvement d'Europe)

Artist(s)
Pierre-Paul Prud'hon

Object Creation Date
1758-1823

Medium & Support
etching on chine colle, mounted on white paper

Dimensions
5 in. x 7 3/16 in. ( 12.7 cm x 18.3 cm )

Credit Line
Museum Purchase

Label copy
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.

Primary Object Classification
Print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
frieze

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