Sevres plate – Olympic Service – The Abduction of Europa

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Porcelain painter: Jean Georget.
“The Abduction of Europa” refers to a mythological story where the god Zeus, disguised as a beautiful white bull, carries the Phoenician princess Europa across the sea to Crete. This event is a popular subject in art, with notable paintings by artists like Rembrandt and Jean-François de Troy. The story is a key part of Greek mythology and is the origin of the name for the continent of Europe.

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