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The Rape of Europa
Zeus, the king of the gods, has disguised himself as a bull in order to seduce the chaste maiden Europa. To their right Cupid stands ready to shoot his arrows of love. In depicting this story from the Metamorphoses, the famous book by the Roman poet Ovid, Verkolje demonstrates his knowledge of Classical literature. Moreover, he proves his artistic virtuosity by means of the complex composition wit…
Udgiver
- Rijksmuseum
Emne
- http://iconclass.org/92B12181
Type af genstand
- painting
- Malerkunst
Medium
- Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, with additional funding from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds
Udgiver
- Rijksmuseum
Emne
- http://iconclass.org/92B12181
Type af genstand
- painting
- Malerkunst
Medium
- Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, with additional funding from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds
Ejerinstiution
Aggregator
Rettigheder for medierne i denne optagelse (medmindre andet er angivet)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rettigheder
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Oprettelsesdato
- c.1735 - c.1740
Sted-tid
- second quarter 18th century
Oprindelse
- Inv.;…; ? sale, Grimaldi de Cadix et al.[section Grimaldi], Amsterdam (F. Muller), 4 December 1912 sqq., no. 69, fl. 55;{Copy RKD; please note this painting is on canvas, while the painting in the museum is on panel.} …; sale, Blanchet-Crignon, Versailles, 21 May 2000;{Note RMA; the sale catalogue has not been located.} …; anonymous sale, New York (Sotheby's), 25 January 2001, no. 170, $ 379,750, to the dealer Robert Noortman, Maastricht;{Note RMA.} from whom, fl. 950,000, to the museum, with support from the Vereniging Rembrandt and the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, 2001
Identifikator
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.363544
- SK-A-4967
Omfang
- height 57.7 cm
- width 72.8 cm
Format
- panel
- oil paint (paint)
Sprog
- nl
Er en del af
- collection: paintings
- collectie: schilderijen
Leverende land
- Netherlands
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