The Abduction of Europa

Jacob Jordaens, 1643, Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille

‘The Abduction of Europa’ is a work by Jacob Jordaens (1593–1678). It is dated 1643. It is part of the collection Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.

It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 172 × 190 cm. The work belongs to the genres mythological painting and nude. The things depicted include Zeus, Europa, kidnapping, and bull.