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Oil painting: a rider on a pale animal crosses a river while women in red and blue stand on a bank beside a carriage, under dark trees and a stormy sky.

The Abduction of Europa

A pale animal carries a rider across churning shallow water toward the left, while a woman in a red and gold gown and companions stand on a grassy bank beside a carriage. Tall trees, a distant town with towers, and a stormy sky frame the scene in an oil painting.

Artist
Rembrandt
Date
1632
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3840 × 3015 px
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Public domain · Rembrandt died 1669 and the work dates by 1632; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rembrandt, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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