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The Rape of Europa

Nicolas LeSueur

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Rape of Europa by Nicolas LeSueur. An illustration depicting a scene with a woman wearing a long dress being carried away on the back of a bull with a man to the left holding her hand. A man on the right, wearing a bull's head, guides the bull and another man flies through the air above. The scene is set against a rounded background. The image features sepia tones and is rendered in a classical style.

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594 × 893 px
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