03 — ARTWORK
Europa and the Bull
- MEDIUM
- Bronze, height 22 cm
- TYPE
- Mythological
PALETTE
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- FILE
- 722 × 730 px · JPEG
COMMENTARY
UNDERLINED TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE GLOSSARY.
Bellano, a sculptor from Padua was an assistant to Donatello when the old master worked on the pulpits of San Lorenzo in Florence. The statuette depicting Europa and the Bull was executed in Padua. The small bronzeAn alloy of copper (usually about 90 per cent) and tin, often also containing small amounts of other metals such as lead or zinc. Since antiquity it has been the metal most commonly used in cast sculpture because of its strength, durability, and the fact that it is easily workable - both hot and cold - by a variety of processes. It is easier to cast than copper because it has a lower melting-point, and its great tensile strength makes possible the protrusion of unsupported parts - an advantage over marble sculpture. The colour of bronze is affected by the proportion of tin or other metals present, varying from silverish to a rich, coppery red, and its surface beauty can be enhanced when it acquires a patina. statuette reflects a naturalistic style heavily tempered in spirit by Donatello's classicism.
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author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Europa and the Bull by BELLANO, Bartolommeo},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-13},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bellano-bartolommeo-r6266f5c18bcb97/europa-and-the-bull-rd4eaeae4be9ecc},
urldate = {2026-09-13},
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}ACCESSED 2026-09-13. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
