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The Rape of Europa
Giuseppe Maria Mitelli (Italian, 1634–1718)
After: Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (Italian (Venetian), about 1488–1576)
After: Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (Italian (Venetian), about 1488–1576)
late 17th century
Medium/Technique
Etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 20.3 x 29 cm (8 x 11 7/16 in.)
Platemark: 20 x 28.7 cm (7 7/8 x 11 5/16 in.)
Platemark: 20 x 28.7 cm (7 7/8 x 11 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession NumberP13991
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Bartsch 35; Bertarelli 80; Varignana 92
Marks
Verso, top center, in pen and brown ink, the initials "D.G.S." (not in Lugt); verso, bottom left, stamped in red ink, the mark of Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); verso, lower center, stamped in violet ink, the mark of the MFA Harvey D. Parker Collection (Lugt 1870)
ProvenanceUnidentified collector D.G.S. (not in Lugt); Henry F. Sewall, New York (1816-1896)(Lugt 1309); purchased by MFA November 1897