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Claude Lorrain , French, 1604-1682

Title

Coastal Scene with Europa and the Bull

Date1634

MediumEtching

Dimensions

Sheet: 21.6 x 27 cm

Plate: 20 x 26.4 cm

Signedlower right (in plate): CLAUDIO GILLE I.N.V.F. ROMAE 1634

Credit LinePresented, Brian Lalor Print Collection, 2014

Object numberNGI.2014.22

DescriptionClaude is renowned for his idealised landscapes and use of classical mythology. This subject is taken from Ovid’s narrative poem 'The Metamorphoses'. It depicts the abduction of Europa by Jupiter who appears as a white bull. Claude made the majority of his prints before he became famous in the 1640s. He published them in order to better disseminate his work and to enhance his reputation.
Inscriptionlower left (in plate): Claudio Gille - / I.N.V.E ROMA 1634 [partly obscured]