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The Abduction of Europa Rembrandt, 1632
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The Abduction of Europa

Rembrandt Β· 1632

Why it's great

A princess sits on a bull that carries her into the sea, while her friends cry on the beach. Rembrandt painted it in 1632, and the bull is really the god Zeus, the king of the gods.

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πŸ“ Getty CenterLos Angeles, United States

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About the artist

Rembrandt

1606–1669 Β· born in Leiden Β· died in Amsterdam

Rembrandt van Rijn was born in Leiden in 1606 and moved to Amsterdam in 1631, where he became the most famous painter in Holland. He painted portraits, Bible stories and over eighty self-portraits, and went bankrupt later in life. He died in Amsterdam in 1669.

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