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Fresco showing rape of Europe

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Fresco depicting the kidnapping of Europe
Fresco showing rape of Europe | Photo: Heritage-Images / CM Dixon / akg-images

A fragment of the Roman fresco depicting the rape of Europe by Zeus / Jupiter – hidden in the form of a bull. The object was found in Pompeii. Currently located in the National Archaeological Museum, in Naples.

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