"Abduction of Europe" - painting by Serov, one of the highest achievements of art Nouveau in Russia

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Very popular with writers and artists around the world the ancient Greek myth "the rape of Europe”. The picture Serov – one of many paintings on this theme. Drew this story, Guido Reni, Rembrandt, Peter Paul Rubens, Luca Giordano, BUE Simon, our contemporary, Mikhail Brusilovsky and many others.

Who is the girl in the picture?

The adventures of the lovable prankster of Zeus – one of the most popular topics in the world of art of all times and peoples. In what only did not steal the thunder of the young beauties on available territories for thousands of years. Not escaped this fate and the daughter of the Tsar of the rich Phoenician town of Sidon.

the rape of Europa painting by Serov

Agenor had three sons, among whom was suffering kadm, famous for the fact that it was founded by the legendary Thebes, and ended his life in the form of a snake. The only daughter of the Phoenician king with their radiant beauty was the equal of goddesses. And despite hiding her relatives, hiddengranny still saw her and, naturally, fell in love with. Happened exactly what was supposed to happen, namely the abduction of Europa. The picture Serov and other masters, tells the story of how it happened.

Lovelace, famed for centuries

 picture Serov the rape of EuropaBeauty surrounded by her friends frolicking on the seaside, away from human eyes. Suddenly, out of nowhere, came the amazing beauty of the snow-white bull with gilded horns. The girls began to play with the gentle animals, to weave wreaths of flowers and wear them on his head. And as soon as the beautiful Europe sat on his back, the bull with frightening speed rushed to the sea and jumped into the water. Here and disappeared over the horizon native shore, only dolphins frolic around mighty handsome bull, carefully carrying the precious burden. The theme is more than grateful: sea, waves, beautiful animal, a frightened beauty and dolphins. Zeus brought her on the island of Crete, where she became his wife, bore him three sons, who later became the heroes of Greece.

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Inspired by Greece

“the rape of Europe” - the picture Serov, written in 1910. He died in 1911, the painting with the ancient Greek story is one of the latter, as would the final works of the master. The idea for the painting came from the famous artist in 1907 during a visit by him together with Leon Bakst Greece, specifically Crete, where the frescoes of the ruins of Knossos Palace, they saw many mythical stories. The trip was related to the work of Serov on the paintings, which were intended for the Moscow Museum of fine arts, commissioned the artist Polenov. So the picture Serov “the rape of Europe” recalls not easel painting, monumental and decorative panels. According to some, the artist created at least six versions of the painting.picture of Valentin Serov the rape of Europa Paintings of different sizes. There is a sketch on cardboard, tempera and gouache, the largest 40 x 52 cm There are canvas 71 x 98. It is stored in the main building of the state Tretyakov gallery, Lavrushinsky lane, 10. The finished size 138 x 178 remained until 1996 from the heirs of the artist. Since 1999 this painting is kept in the private collection of international businessman and philanthropist Moshe Kantor.

Private interpretation

“the rape of Europe” - the picture Serov, who became as ‘Girl with peaches”, the most recognizable painting of the artist. It is made in the art Nouveau style, which had different names: Jugendstil (or young style), art Nouveau (or new art). This trend in the last decade of the XIX century and early XX captured the thoughts and feelings of the majority of artists all over Europe. All more pattern options, with differences mainly in the colour scheme, very far from academic. The painting of Valentin Serov “the rape of Europe” is at the same time and never used artistic style of the painter, and the founder of a new style.

The Painting is very original and the story solution: Serova red bull, while in the myth and the paintings of other authors it white. All movement in the picture is directed along the diagonal, carries a bull beauty, cutting through the waves in the upper-right corner, to the distant, raised the horizon line. Dolphins, repeating the line of movement of the bull, increase the dynamics of the pattern. The main space is occupied by a rough sea. The scared girl, very little similar at this point, the Queen depends entirely on the kidnapper. Her pose is unstable, high waves threaten to engulf slipped back beauty. But the bull is calm and confident, and his eyes fixed on the beauty, apologize for the fright.

Serov the rape of Europa description of the picture

The Canvas that celebrates love

So I saw Russian artist Serov the rape of Europa. The description of the picture, you can continue multiple comparisons that gave her a shocked O. Mandelstam. Sea cliffs his “rough”, the sea itself “fat”, boil “key”, “oily” glitter waves madly afraid of Europe, frozen in horror. Awesome comparison, rather not say. Despite the tensions depicted in the painting of the time, common colors of the paintings are calm, some say evencheerful. Perhaps this is because horror is not a painting evokes, and even a person not familiar with the mythological story, never mind that the mighty bull will not give the precious burden on the earth.


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