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The Abduction of Europa (Rembrandt)
Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn’s ''The Abduction of Europa'' (1632) is one of his rare mythological subject paintings. The piece is oil on canvas and now located in the J. Paul Getty Museum.〔("The Abduction of Europa" ), ''The J. Paul Getty Museum''〕 The inspiration for the painting is Ovid’s ''Metamorphoses'', part of which tells the tale of Zeus’s seduction and capture of Europa. The painting shows a coastal scene with Europa being carried away in rough waters by a bull while her friends remain on shore with expressions of horror. Rembrandt combined his knowledge of classical literature with the interests of the patron in order to create this allegorical work. The use of an ancient myth to impart a contemporary thought and his portrayal of the scene using the High Baroque style are two strong aspects of the work.
==Rembrandt and Classical Art==
The ''Abduction of Europa'' is Rembrandt’s reinterpretation of the story, placed in a more contemporary setting. He developed an interest in the classical world early in his life while in Amsterdam.〔Rosenberg, 271〕 Rembrandt moved to Amsterdam in 1631 because the city was a growing business-oriented center where Rembrandt found work with great success. During this time, the international High Baroque style was popular. Rembrandt did not complete many mythological subject paintings. Out of three hundred sixty completed works, five displayed tales from the Metamorphoses, five depicted goddesses, a Carthaginian queen, all of which only five represented myth subjects.〔Schwartz, 119.〕 Rembrandt occasionally used these mythological paintings as allegory, applying the tale to some Christian theme or a moral tradition.〔Schwartz, 119.〕
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