Rape of Europa
anonymous
1550 - 1599
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
h 31cm × w 84cm × t 2cm
Classification
painting
Museum
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
About this artwork
De roof van Europa. De koningsdochter Europa wordt door Zeus in de gedaante van een stier ontvoerd over zee. Op het strand links heffen twee dienstmaagden hun armen in wanhoop in de lucht.
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...