Artist
Laurent de La Hyre French, 1606–1656
CultureFrench
Titles
- The Rape of Europa
Date1644
PlaceFrance
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions46 13/16 × 59 3/8 in. (118.9 × 150.8 cm)
frame: 74 3/4 × 62 1/2 in. (189.9 × 158.1 cm)
frame: 74 3/4 × 62 1/2 in. (189.9 × 158.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Theodore N. Law
Object number70.12
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
207 Powell Gallery
On view
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Department
Arts of Europe and the MediterraneanObject Type
Exhibition HistoryLoan to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in c. 1969- March 1970.
Exhibited: "A Permanent Heritage: Major Works from the Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 23 October 1980 - 4 January, 1981.
Exhibited: "Laurent de La Hyre," organized by the Musee des Beaux-Arts de Grenoble, Grenoble, France. Venues: Musee des Beaux-Arts de Grenoble , 13 January 1989 - 10 April 1989; Musee de Rennes, 10 May - 30 August 1989; Musee de Bordeaux, 6 October 1989 - 6 January 1990 (LN:89.12).
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed and dated, lower center, recto:" L. de La Hyre in. + F. 1644"
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