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This picture may be a small version, known as a modello, for a full-sized final painting. It was possibly made before Veronese’s very large canvas of The Rape of Europa now in the Doge’s Palace, Venice.
For most of the twentieth century this picture was not believed to be by Veronese himself, probably because it was obscured by two extremely thick layers of dark varnish. However, when the painting was cleaned in 1999, its technique, materials and colours were found to be typical of Veronese.
Title
The Rape of Europa
Date
about 1570
Medium
Oil on canvas glued to oak panel
Measurements
H 59.5 x W 70 cm
Accession number
NG97
Acquisition method
Holwell Carr Bequest, 1831
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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