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Hendrik Goltzius (after)
The Rape of Europapublished 1590

Not on view
Engraving on cream paper depicting a mythological coastal scene; a crowned woman rides a bull through churning waves while figures gesture from the shore and a winged horse and rider appear in the clouds above

Hendrik Goltzius (after), Hendrick Goltzius, The Rape of Europa, published 1590, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Irene Salinger in memory of her father, Adolph Stern, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Hendrik Goltzius (after)
Northern Netherlands, 1558-1617
After
Hendrick Goltzius
Northern Netherlands, 1558-1617
Title
The Rape of Europa
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
published 1590
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 3/8 × 11 3/8 in. (21.27 × 28.89 cm) Image: 6 7/8 × 9 7/8 in. (17.46 × 25.08 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Irene Salinger in memory of her father, Adolph Stern
Accession Number
54.70.1r
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.