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Title
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Von Europa der künigtin in creta
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Description
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This engraving illustrates the beautiful Europa being kidnapped by Jupiter. Europa is depicted in the foreground of the engraving with a crown on her head and a long staff in her right hand. The creator engraved her name by her feet in order to be identified. Boccaccio explains that Europa was following her father's heard of cattle to the shores of Phoenicia because a panderer had convinced her to do so. The panderer is depicted with his arm linked around Europa’s left arm while guiding her to the shore. The cattle are clustered around Europa’s feet. The background of the engraving depicts the kidnapping. The panderer lead Europa to a ship which carried the god Jupiter. Jupiter’s name is engraved above his head. Jupiter’s arms are depicted around the waist of Europa as he is lifting her onto the ship to take her to Crete.
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Image Creator
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Anonymous (Engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:17963
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Source Name
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Hyenach volget der kurcz syn von ettlichen frauen von denen johannes boccacius in latein beschriben hat und doctor heinricus stainhöwel geteütschet [Following the short stories of several women of which Giovanni Boccaccio wrote in Latin, and doctor Heinrich Steinhöwel translated]
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Image
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Subject
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Gods
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Abduction
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Important Women
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Famous Women
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Important Queens
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Jupiter
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Roman Mythology
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Greek Mythology
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Europa
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