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Europa and the Bull
Guido Reni17th century
Dulwich Picture Gallery
London, United Kingdom
"Reni managed one of the busiest painting studios
of the 17th century. His most popular compositions
exist in several versions, each with varying degrees of involvement by the master. The original version of this picture can be seen in the National Gallery, London.
While this painting is recognised as a high quality
studio piece, the clearly defined contours lack the fluid and brilliant brushwork of the works painted by Reni’s own hand. The face of Europa is typical of the type favoured by Reni, and which would have been very familiar to his assistants."
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Details
- Title: Europa and the Bull
- Creator Lifespan: 1575 - 1642
- Date: 17th century
- Physical Dimensions: w886 x h1152 cm
- Type: Painting
- Medium: Oil
- null: Not in GPI except for 1802 sale.
- Work Nationality: Italian
- Support: Canvas
- Provenance: London, Noel Desenfans, 1802-1807: London, Skinner and Dyke, Desenfans sale, 18 Mar. 1802, lot 169 (Jupiter and Europa'. Descriptive Catalogue, no. 5: 'It is well known that Guido has repeated two or three times, this favourite subject, and it is equally well known that some copies have been made of it). Handwritten note in copy of catalogue at The Hague, RKD: '5 h. 3 1/4'. £30.9 (bt in); London, Sir Francis Bourgeois, 1807-1811; Bourgeois Bequest, 1811.
- Further Information: The Rape of Europe is relayed by Ovid in his Metamorphoses. Taking the form of a white bull, Jupiter won the confidence of Europa and her companions, who decked him with garlands; he then carried Europa off to sea.
- After: Reni, Guido
- Acquisition Method: Bourgeois, Sir Peter Francis (Bequest, 1811)
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