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Painting of a shepherd playing a pipe under a tree while a woman in pink rides a white bull through water, with brown cattle and women nearby.

The Abduction of Europa

A shepherd in a dark hat plays a pipe beneath a tree on the left, while a woman in pink rides a white bull through shallow water. Brown cattle and two women in the right foreground and a hazy hilly landscape complete the wooded pastoral scene.

Artist
David Teniers the Younger
Date
1654–56
Medium
Oil on panel
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1124 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1656).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Charles L. Hutchinson

Español: El rapto de Europa

Un pastor con sombrero oscuro toca una flauta bajo un árbol a la izquierda, mientras una mujer de vestido rosa cabalga un toro blanco por aguas poco profundas. Ganado castaño y dos mujeres en primer plano a la derecha completan la escena pastoril, con un paisaje de colinas brumosas.

Português: O rapto de Europa

Um pastor de chapéu escuro toca uma flauta sob uma árvore à esquerda, enquanto uma mulher de vestido rosa cavalga um touro branco por águas rasas. Gado castanho e duas mulheres em primeiro plano à direita completam a cena pastoril, com uma paisagem de colinas enevoadas.

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