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- Added
- Feb 16, 2016
The theft of Europe
Nedzvetskaya Alexandra- Technique
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 80 × 85 cm
- Year
- 2016
A red-haired young woman in flowing white drapery rides a white bull across a turquoise sea, past rocky sea stacks.
- Style
- Academic
- Mood
- Serene
- Themes
- Animal · Classical Mythology · Seascape · Women
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- Shipping
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EMS: 7–10 days
- Packing
Over 100 cm: rolled in a tube
Smaller works: boxed canvas
- Returns
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Refund after inspection, excluding shipping fees
About this work
A young woman with braided red hair and gold armbands sits astride a great white bull, one hand raised, the other resting on its curved horn, as the animal wades through a pale turquoise sea. Jagged rock stacks rise from the water in the distance under a hazy, luminous sky, evoking the myth of Europa carried off across the waves.
The picture is built from cool aquamarine and mint greens set against the woman's ivory gown and warm, sunlit flesh tones, with gilded sandals and jewelry picked out in bright ochre. Smooth academic modeling and soft, even light give the figure a polished, idealized finish, while the rippling water is loosely brushed, lending the mythological scene a serene, glowing atmosphere.
