# The Rape of Europa \(detail\) [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ZUCCARELLI, Francesco]() - Date: 1701-1750 - Technique: Oil on canvas ## Commentary This canvas was painted for the Pisani family who still owned it at the end of the 18th century in their villa at Stra. The abduction is represented in an idyllic setting, enhanced by the green of the lawns and the blue of the water, in the typical tonalities of Zuccarelli. ## Related artworks - [Bacchanal]() - [Bull-Hunting \(detail\)]() - [Bull-Hunting]() - [Fishermen and Other Figures beside a Flowing Stream]() - [Landscape]() - [Landscape with a Rider]() - [Landscape with a Woman Leading a Cow]() - [Landscape with Bridge]() - [Landscape with Girls at the River]() - [Rape of Europa]() - [The Rape of Europa]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()