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The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War is a 1994 book by Lynn H. Nicholas and a 2006 documentary film. [1] The book explores the Nazi plunder of looted art treasures from occupied countries and the consequences.
Europa; abducted by Zeus in the form of a white bull, then raped, resulting in the birth of Minos. Halie; a Rhodian woman raped by her own sons. Apemosyne, raped by Hermes and later on killed by her angry brother who though that she was lying about being molested by the god and he kicked her to death. Harpalyce; raped by her own father Clymenus.
The story of her abduction by Zeus in the form of a bull was a Cretan story; as classicist Károly Kerényi points out, "most of the love-stories concerning Zeus originated from more ancient tales describing his marriages with goddesses. This can especially be said of the story of Europa." [1]
Europa became the first Queen of Crete, and had three children with Zeus. When Zeus finally departed Crete, he gifted her three parting gifts, a necklace, a javelin, and a bronze guard. Titian is unequivocal about the fact that this is a scene of rape (abduction): Europa is sprawled helplessly on her back, her clothes in disarray. [2]
The work was painted in Rome, with sketch 136 in his Liber Veritatis equating to it. [1] Below that sketch is the inscription "facto al pio Cardinal […] creato pero giusto pap […]" ("made for the pious cardinal […] elected pope […]") - the word "Cardinal" is very close to the edge of the sheet and it seems likely that the name of the commissioner was cut off when binding the scattered ...
Lynn H. Nicholas is the author of The Rape of Europa, an account of Nazi plunder of looted art treasures from occupied countries. Her honors and awards include the Légion d'Honneur by France, Amicus Poloniae by Poland, and the National Book Critics Circle Award .
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Valland's role in preserving the stolen art was discussed as part of the 1994 book and 2006 documentary, The Rape of Europa. [17] In 2006, Valland was the subject of Corinne Bouchoux's biography Rose Valland: Resistance at the Museum. [18]