De roof van Europa
c. 1735 - c. 1740
- Medium
- panel
- Dimensions
- 57.7 × 72.8 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-116688
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 with numerous figures.
Provenance
Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt, with additional funding from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds
Registry history
- c. 1735 - c. 1740 — Recorded in the collection of Rijksmuseum
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