The Abduction of Europa
Noël-Nicolas Coypel, French, 1690 - 1734
Geography:
Made in France, Europe
Date:
1727Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
50 1/4 inches × 6 feet 4 3/8 inches (127.6 × 194 cm) Framed: 58 5/8 inches × 7 feet 1 inches × 5 inches (148.9 × 215.9 × 12.7 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
1978-160-1Credit Line:
Acquired with the kind assistance of John Cadwalader, Jr., through the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Bullitt (by exchange), the Edith H. Bell Fund, and other Museum funds, 1978
Made in France, Europe
Date:
1727Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
50 1/4 inches × 6 feet 4 3/8 inches (127.6 × 194 cm) Framed: 58 5/8 inches × 7 feet 1 inches × 5 inches (148.9 × 215.9 × 12.7 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
* Gallery 283, European Art 1500-1850, second floor
Accession Number:1978-160-1Credit Line:
Acquired with the kind assistance of John Cadwalader, Jr., through the gift of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Bullitt (by exchange), the Edith H. Bell Fund, and other Museum funds, 1978
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abduction [x] bonapartes [x] bull [x] complementary color [x] rococo [x]According to the story told in Ovid's Metamorphoses, the god Jupiter, smitten with the nymph Europa, transformed himself into a white bull and abducted her. Here Jupiter swims away with Europa on his back attended by a host of sea deities. Celebrated since it was entered in a royal painting competition in 1727, this picture has been in Philadelphia since 1815. It belonged to Joseph Bonaparte, who lived here in exile following the fall of his brother, the emperor Napoleon.
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