Van der Doort c.1639
WS 44, № 14
Said to be (copied after) Giulio Romano
Rape of Europa, where Jupiter in the shape of a white bull running away with her, Cupid flying before to conduct her, three nymphs in disturbance lamenting the loss of their mistress, half-life-size, full-length
Walpole Society reference (1960):
Measurements (Van der Doort):
3ft x 3ft 10in (91.4 x 116.8cm)
Light:
light from the right
Frame:
blue gilded frame
Provenance:
Mantua piece
Notes:
defaced by quicksilver
Location:
Room description extended:
Towards the Orchard
Charles II inventory c1666:
Whitehall, № 65, 89 x 119
Interpreting the text:
The text in brackets comes from the V&A Manuscript
Identification certainty:
Identified
Sale Inventory c.1649-51