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Title
L'Europa rappresentata dagli Antichi
Additional title: Roman sepulchral painting ; Antique cameos
Collection

Wonders: Images of the Ancient World

Mythology -- Europa

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1823 - 1838
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection
Shelf locator: PC-WON MYT-Eur
Topics
Bulls
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Antiquities
Mythology
Jupiter (Roman deity)
Kidnappings
Zeus (Greek deity)
Female nude in art
Cameos, Ancient
Europa (Greek mythology)
Genres
Illustrations
Notes
Content: Written on border: "Reproduced early 1800s."
Source note: From Il costume antico e moderno, o, storia del governo, della milizia, della religione, delle arti, scienze ed usanze di tutti i popoli antichi e moderni. (Firenze : Batelli, 1823-1838) Ferrario, Giulio (1767-1847), Author.
Content: Zeus (Jupiter in Roman mythology), in love with Europa, disguised himself as a bull in order to abduct her.
Physical Description
Etchings
Hand coloring
Extent: 23.5 x 14.2 cm
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): bc9bf660-c5be-012f-c145-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1823: Issued (Approximate)
  • 2020: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

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The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "L'Europa rappresentata dagli Antichi" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1823 - 1838. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0c5f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. "L'Europa rappresentata dagli Antichi" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0c5f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Picture Collection, The New York Public Library. (1823 - 1838). L'Europa rappresentata dagli Antichi Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e4-0c5f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Wikipedia Citation

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L'Europa rappresentata dagli Antichi