Artist: Foggini, Giovanni Battista, sculptor - 1652-1725; Date(s): circa 1680 - 1725; Classification(s): sculpture, figure group, casting (process), copper alloy, probably bronze, cast and repatinated in dark brown; Acquisition: bought by Sotheby's, 1968, Bought with the Leverton Harris and Marlay Funds [M.3-1968]
Description: Copper alloy, probably bronze, cast and chased, and repatinated dark brown. The group shows Jupiter, transformed into a bull, abducting Europa. Europa and the bull are separately cast and bolted together. The model is supported on an associated rectangular boulle-work stand.
