Europa abducted by the bull

Europa abducted by the bull

• Localisation : The Guard Room
• Année de création :1st century A.D.
• Artiste :Anonymous

Description

Nymphaeum mosaic from the Villa San Marco in Stabiae (Campania), located between Pompeii and Herculaneum. After it was discovered in 1752, the Europa panel joined the collection of Charles III, King of Naples, and was acquired by the Duke of Aumale in 1854, with the rest of the collection owned by the Prince of Salerno, Charles III’s son. The panel shows the abduction of the Phoenician princess Europa by Zeus, metamorphosed into a bull to avoid making his wife Hera jealous.