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The rape of Europa: 23.K.2-177

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The rape of Europa
Ovid's Metamorphosis

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Unknown
Draughtsman: Goltzius, Hendrik (After)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1816) by Fitzwilliam, Richard, 7th Viscount

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1590

School or Style

Dutch/ Flemish

Techniques used in production

Engraving

Identification numbers

Accession number: 23.K.2-177
Primary reference Number: 119578
Bartsch: Page 108, No.70
Hollstein Dutch and Flemish: 547
Illustrated Bartsch: .070
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 4 September 2019 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The rape of Europa" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/119578 Accessed: 2024-05-01 00:07:07

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