Description
Ovid, in "The Metamorphoses," narrates how the god Zeus assumed the form of a bull in order to seduce the beautiful maiden Europa, whom he carries on his back to Crete.
Conservation
Date
Description
Narrative
3/17/1959
Treatment
cleaned
12/01/1986
Treatment
cleaned
12/30/1986
Examination
examined for condition
Provenance
Vienna, Austria, after 1872 [entry stamp for foreign gold]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
