Jacob de Wet

The Abduction of Europe



Jacob de Wet - The Abduction of Europe



Jacob de Wet
The Abduction of Europe
51 x 66 cm
Oil on panel
Location unknown


Literature


Catalogues raisonnés
Werner Sumowski, Gemälde der Rembrandt-Schüler IV, Landau/Pfalz, 1989, nr. 1868


Iconclass


92B1218 Jupiter, usually in the shape of a white bull, abducts Europa and carries her across the water

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Jacob de Wet The Miracle of the Loaves
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The Sacrifice of Polyxena

Jacob de Wet The Sacrifice of Jephta's Daughter
The Sacrifice of Jephta's Daughter
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