# The Rape of Europa [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [JORDAENS, Jacob]() - Date: 1651-1700 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 173 x 236 cm ## Commentary Jacob Jordaens became an independent master in Antwerp in 1615. After 1615 he painted many large pictures with figures of monumental stature. They include mythological and allegorical scenes, such as the present painting. The subject and the narrative content of these kind of paintings make it plain that they were intended for the open market and for burgher homes in Antwerp. These large works are also remarkable for their Mannerist appearance. ## Related artworks - [Adoration of the Shepherds]() - [Allegory of Fertility]() - [Allegory of Fertility]() - [Allegory of Fertility]() - [An Apostle]() - [Apostles Paul and Barnabas in Lystra]() - [As the Old Sang the Young Play Pipes \(detail\)]() - [As the Old Sang the Young Play Pipes]() - [Assumption of the Virgin]() - [Bearded Man Stepping Down]() - [Christ Driving the Merchants from the Temple]() - [Cleopatra's Feast]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()