De europa: reyna de candia: mujer del rey Jupiter · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: De europa: reyna de candia: mujer del rey Jupiter
Subject: Famous Women; Abduction; Europa; Jupiter; Gods; Roman Mythology; Greek Mythology; Important Women
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Ancient Greece; Phoenicia; Crete
Description: 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.
Image Creator: Anonymous (Engraver)
Type: Text; Woodcut Engraving
Identifier: mta:14484
Language: spa
Source Name: De Las Mujeres Ilustres [On Famous Women]
Parent Collection: 1494 Mujeres Ilustres
Image: mta_14484_OBJ.png