The Rape of Europa: The Intriguing History of Titian's Masterpiece

by Charles FitzRoy

Book Overview

The Rape of Europa is a completely novel popular history of art book centering on one of Titian's most celebrated masterpieces. By telling the history of this painting from its origin to the present day, Charles FitzRoy includes fascinating accounts of King Philip II of Spain and how his art collecting reveals a dichotomy at its heart. The painting itself is an extremely erotic description of the famous classical myth based on the account...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1408192098
• ISBN13: 9781408192092
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Continuum
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.6" x 8.6"