Why it matters
Europa clings to a bull carrying her through the water, while her friends watch in horror from the shore. It is one of Rembrandt's rare mythological paintings, based on Ovid's Metamorphoses.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1632 on a single oak panel.
- It was commissioned by Jacques Specx of the Dutch East India Company.
- It is in the J. Paul Getty Museum.
Based on the Wikipedia article The Abduction of Europa (Rembrandt) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
