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Raub der Europa

Rape of Europa

(Wikipedia)

Johann Peter Wagner
c. 1770

Beschreibung / Description

Stone sculpture group with as central figure Europa sitting on a bull, with another woman behind her. Around the bull are four women with flowers.

Anmerkung / Annotation

A second sculpture group, Raub der Proserpina, was impossible to photograph because of the sun.

Künstler*in / Artist

Johann Peter Alexander Wagner (Obertheres, Unterfranken 1730 - Würzburg 1809), German sculptor, working in Würzburg (Wikipedia).

Stichworte / Tags

Lage / Location (N 49°47'29" - E 9°56'17") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deby191; Photograph: 27 September 2011
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