Tag: Prague School
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Prague School, THE ABDUCTION OF EUROPA 01 Paintings, Olympian deities, by the Old Masters, with footnotes # 20
Prague School, circa 1580 THE ABDUCTION OF EUROPA oil on copper 16 by 21 5/8 in.; 40.6 by 55 cm Private collection In Greek mythology Europa was the mother of King Minos of Crete, a woman with Phoenician origin of high lineage, and for whom the continent Europe was named. The story of her abduction…