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| Keywords: Giulio da Urbino - Plate with the Abduction of Europa - Walters 481498.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Creator Giulio da Urbino The painters of istoriato maiolica did not always get their literary sources right This painting shows the story of the maiden Europa who was abducted by the amorous king of the gods Jupiter in the form of a bull and carried across the sea The story is told by the poet Ovid in The Metamorphoses Book II but the inscription on the reverse of the plate indicates that it was taken from Book III The painter narrates the whole story by depicting the main figures several times within a single scene 1533 Renaissance earthenware with tin glaze maiolica and luster decoration cm 3 26 3 accession number 48 1498 13053 H Wencke Collection Hamburg date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters place of origin Urbino Italy Walters Art Museum license Italian Renaissance maiolica in the Walters Art Museum Giulio da Urbino Urbino maiolica Rape of Europa Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
