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Rape of Europa
German
about 1760
Medium/Technique
Hard-paste porcelain with colored enamel decoration
Dimensions
Overall: 22 x 20.9 x 13.3cm (8 11/16 x 8 1/4 x 5 1/4in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Forsyth Wickes—The Forsyth Wickes Collection
Accession Number65.2094
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
DescriptionSemi-nude figure of Europa seated on a bull, rose and flowered material draped from back and over left leg, two semi-nude female figures partially draped, one in flowered mauve other flowered pale yellow and rose. Bull with garlands of flowers from head to figure at base. Molded flowers adorn the base.
Marks
crossed swords in underglaze blue
ProvenanceBy 1942, with the Art Exchange, New York; April 30, 1942, sold by the Art Exchange to Forsyth Wickes (b.1876-d.1964), New York and Newport, RI; 1965, bequest of Forsyth Wickes to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 24, 1965)