Laurent de La Hyre
The Rape of Europa

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Artist Laurent de La Hyre (French, 1606–1656)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)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Theodore N. Law

Object number70.12

Current Location

The Audrey Jones Beck Building

207 Powell Gallery

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

Object Type

PAINTING

Provenance[M. Otto Muendler (1811-1870), Paris]; (Sale catalogue, Collection of Otto Mundler, Paris, Room #8, November 1871, no. 10); [Jacques Seligman & Company, New York]; purchased by Ambassador J. William Middendorf II, New York, January 1969 ; purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Theodore N. Law for the MFAH, February 25, 1970.

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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