Europas bortrövande

Tizian, 1560, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

‘Europas bortrövande’ is a work by Tizian (Italy, 1488–1576). It is dated 1560. It is part of the collection Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Renaissance’.

It was commissioned by Philip II of Spain. It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 185 × 205 cm. The work belongs to the genre mythological painting. The things depicted include rape of Europa, Europa, bull, and Zeus.

The catalogue has 249 more works by Tizian.

• The Renaissance