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Coast Scene with Europa and the Bull
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Claude Lorrain completed this mythological scene where Zeus, disguised as a white bull, carries off the princess Europa. The story comes from Greek mythology. Claude set the tale against one of his characteristic golden coastal landscapes.
Claude was famous for his idealized harbor scenes bathed in warm Mediterranean light. His influence on landscape painting lasted for centuries. This work is displayed at the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas.
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About Coast Scene with Europa and the Bull
You can see it at Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, United States. Claude Lorrain created it. Claude Lorrain painted this mythological scene where Zeus, disguised as a white bull, carries off the princess Europa.
Claude Lorrain created this work combining Greek mythology with his signature golden landscapes You can see it at Kimbell Art Museum.
Claude Lorrain was the greatest Baroque landscape painter, famous for golden-lit harbor and pastoral scenes. His idealized Italian landscapes influenced English landscape painting for over a century.
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