Europa and the Bull (L'enlèvement d'Europe)

1634

Claude Lorrain

Associated Names
Claude Lorrain

Artist, French, 1604/1605 - 1682

The image displays a detailed scene featuring ships docked along a body of water with trees on either side. The color palette is monochromatic, focusing on shades of sepia and dark lines. People, animals, and cattle are visible on the shore, while ships and structures fill the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1945.5.72

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Mannocci 1988, no. 14, State iii/vii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1946

  • Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Cayuga Museum of History and Art, Auburn, NY, 1946, no cat.

1971

  • A Selection of 17th Century Intaglio Prints from the National Gallery of Art Rosenwald Collection, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, 1971-1972, no. 14.

Bibliography

1923

  • Blum, Andre. Les eaux-fortes de Claude Gellee dit le Lorrain. Paris: Editions Albert Morance, 1923.

1982

  • Russell 1982, 21.

1988

  • Mannocci, Lino. The Etchings of Claude Lorrain (catalogue raisonné). New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1988.

Wikidata ID

Q65019275

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