Simone Cantarini

The Rape of Europa

ca. 1636

Dating
Approximate date range
Held at
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium
Etching and drypoint
Collection no.
27.78.1(263)
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Rape of Europa — Simone Cantarini. ca. 1636.

Medium: Etching and drypoint. Dimensions: .

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1927.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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