The Rape of Europa
ca. 1542–45
Medium
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed): 9 3/16 × 8 1/4 in. (23.3 × 21 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924
Accession Number
24.63.1088
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Léon Davent|Francesco Primaticcio · 1540–1556
**Léon Davent** (also known as Master L.D. or the monogrammist L.D.) was a French printmaker active in the mid-16th century, best known for his work in both engraving and etching. He played a leading role in the printmaking workshop associated with the First School of Fontainebleau at the Palace of Fontainebleau during the 1540s. His prints, often signed simply “L.D.,” reproduced designs by Italia...