Europa is carried into the water on a white bull as companions react from shore.

Courtesy of the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles · CC0

J. Paul Getty Museum

Painting

The Abduction of Europa

Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn · 1632

J. Paul Getty Museum
Getty Center, Los Angeles

Why it stays

A myth becomes a scene of movement, interruption, and emotional reaction.

Medium
Oil on oak panel
Collection
J. Paul Getty Museum

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