The Rape of Europe The robbery of Europe, The robbery of Europe. Based on the Metamorphoses of Ovid (liber II, 848-875). The nymph Europa, daughter of Agenor, is located right in the middle of a beach. She decorates the horns of Jupiter, which has been turned into a white bull, with a flower garland. Right under the bull is Cupid with his quiver. To the left of Europe are her companions, a group of six nymphs and one girl, talking and picking flowers. Behind them trees with a view of a mountainous landscape with an antique villa, a second look to the right shows a classicist city with an obelisk in the background on the other side of a bay. Two ships are in the bay. On the beach in the foreground are different shells and loose flowers, in the right-hand corner two putti are busy measuring the depth of the water by means of a deep-fold, Europe and her maidens play with the bull, and / or adorn it with flowers, Nicolaas Verkolje, c. 1735 - c. 1740, panel, oil paint (paint), h 57.7 cm × w 72.8 cm
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Rape, Europe, robbery, Based, Metamorphoses, Ovid, liber II, 848-875, nymph Europa, daughter, Agenor, located right, middle, beach, decorates, horns, Jupiter, turned, white bull, flower garland, Right under, bull, Cupid, quiver, left, companions, group, six nymphs, girl, talking, picking flowers, trees, view, mountainous landscape, antique villa, second look, right, classicist city, obelisk, background, side, bay, Two ships, foreground, different shells, loose flowers, right-hand corner two putti, busy measuring, depth, water, means, deep-fold, maidens play, adorn, flowers, Nicolaas Verkolje, c, 1735, 1740, panel, oil paint, paint
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