''The Rape of Europa'' ( es, El rapto de Europa) is a 1772 painting created by Spanish romantic painter and printmaker
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; ; 30 March 174616 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His paintings, drawings, and ...
(1746–1828) depicting
Europa's abduction by the Greek god
Zeus
Zeus or , , ; grc, Δῐός, ''Diós'', label=Genitive case, genitive Aeolic Greek, Boeotian Aeolic and Doric Greek#Laconian, Laconian grc-dor, Δεύς, Deús ; grc, Δέος, ''Déos'', label=Genitive case, genitive el, Δίας, ''D ...
in the form of a bull. The classical theme from Greek mythology has also been painted by numerous Old Masters.
See also
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Depictions of Europa in art and literature
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List of works by Francisco Goya
Bibliography
Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de España
References
External links
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Paintings by Francisco Goya
Paintings of Europa (consort of Zeus)
1772 paintings