Titian, Rape of Europa

Jupiter (right), in the form of a bull, swims across the ocean with Europa on his back. She holds onto his left horn with her left hand and looks back over her right shoulder toward the shore, waving a red veil with her right hand. A cupid (left) follows after them on a dolphin. Two additional cupids fly overhead.

Jupiter in the form of a bull swims across the ocean while Europa holds on by one horn. Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum, Boston, P26e1. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

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Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum, Boston
Associated Passages
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Type
Image
License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs
Agent
Titian (Vecellio Tiziano)
Date
1562 CE
Medium
oil on canvas
Location
Isabella Stewart Gardener Museum, Boston