Europa and the Bull (Triptych)
Artist
Michael Spafford
(born Palm Springs, California, 1935; died Seattle, Washington, 2022)
Date1986
MediumOil paint and cutout on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 76 x 83 in. (193 x 210.8 cm)
Full size approximately 76 x 249 in.
Full size approximately 76 x 249 in.
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Terry Hunziker
Terms
- myth (mythology)
- animal
Object number2005.15 A-C
DescriptionA large three-part series of canvases depicting a large bull and a woman. The images relate to the story of Europa and the Bull, a mythological tale in which Zeus appears as a bull and kidnaps Europa then seduces her.On View
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