The Rape of Europa
Titian · 1560
Why it's great
A princess rides on the back of a white bull as he swims out to sea, while little cupids fly around them. Titian painted it in about 1560, and the bull was really the god Zeus in disguise. Her name is now the name of a continent.
Where to see it
📍 Isabella Stewart Gardner MuseumBoston, United States
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Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
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Titian was an Italian painter born in Pieve di Cadore around 1490. He worked in Venice and became the most famous painter in Europe, painting portraits for the Emperor Charles V and King Philip II of Spain with rich color and loose brushwork. He lived to a great age and died in Venice in 1576.
