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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn: The Abduction of Europa

🖼 The Abduction of Europa, 1632
Oil on canvas
Los Angeles, USA

A white bull abducts a maiden across turbulent waters, rendered in dramatic chiaroscuro with thick impasto and sweeping brushstrokes. Rembrandt transforms classical mythology into visceral chaos, emphasizing psychological terror over narrative elegance.

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