Valentin Serov (1865-1911), Abduction of Europe, 1910. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
''In 1907, Valentin Serov, together with the artist Léon Bakst, travelled to Greece. (…) In Greece, Serov conceived the idea of the “Abduction of Europe”. He turned to the theme of ancient mythology loved by artists, to the scene of the abduction of Europa, daughter of the Phoenician King, by the god Zeus, who, in the guise of a bull, took her to the island of Crete. (…)''


















