The Rape of Europa | |
Medium: | Oil on canvas |
Artist: | Guido Reni |
Year: | 1637–1639 |
City: | London |
Museum: | National Gallery |
Coordinates: | 52.3584°N 4.8811°W |
Owner: | Estate of Denis Mahon |
The Rape of Europa is a painting commissioned by Władysław IV Vasa from the Italian artist Guido Reni, completed between 1637 and 1639 and showing the abduction of Europa by Zeus in the form of a bull. It was later collected by Denis Mahon,[1] who loaned it to the National Gallery, to which it was presented in 2013 by the Trustees of Sir Denis Mahon's Charitable Trust through the Art Fund.[2]