Abduction of Europe is a painting by Valentin Serov, written in 1910. The basis of the picture is one of the most popular ancient stories. Zeus fell in love with Europe, the daughter of the Phoenician king Agenor, and appeared to the princess and her friends walking by the sea in the form of a beautiful bull. The girls played with the bull, decorating its horns with flower garlands. When Europe decided to sit on the back of the bull, he threw himself into the sea and took the princess to the island of Crete, where she became the wife of Zeus, giving birth to three sons-heroes. Cardboard, tempera. 71x98 cmSolid areas: 2%
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