Frequently asked questions
Which size should I choose?
This work is available in 30 × 40 cm, 50 × 70 cm, 70 × 100 cm. As a guide: 30 × 40 cm (about 12 × 16 in) for shelves, corners or gallery walls; 50 × 70 cm (about 20 × 28 in) above a dresser, a headboard or a desk; 70 × 100 cm (about 28 × 39 in) as the centrepiece of a living room or the wall above the sofa. Below the buy buttons you can see it to scale above a 2-metre sofa.
Does it come framed?
The print arrives unframed with a white border, ready to frame. If you choose a black or oak frame, it arrives mounted behind acrylic glazing, ready to hang. Canvases come stretched on a wooden frame.
When will it arrive?
Printed to order at the lab closest to your address. It arrives in 4–8 working days in Spain and the EU, and in 6–12 working days in the US, Mexico and other destinations.
What if it arrives damaged?
Email us a photo within 30 days of delivery and we will send you a new one free of charge or refund you.
Can I send it as a gift?
Yes. At checkout you can write a gift message and ship it to the recipient's name and address. The parcel shows no prices.
About the work
- Artist
- François Boucher
- Date
- 1747
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 1,605 m x 1,935 m (con marco: 1,98 m x 2,34 m)
- Collection
- Musée du Louvre, Paris (Department of Paintings, Room 927, Wing Sully, Level 2)
- Print up to
- 70 × 100 cm
- Reference
- XDV-1544
What the museum label doesn't tell you
Europa isn't looking at the bull carrying her off - she's looking back at the shore she's already leaving. Her body yields to the sea while her face still resists. Boucher freezes exactly that second, hand already gripping the horn, and breaks from Veronese's model of nymphs circling the bull with garlands. No procession here, just one suspended moment of hesitation between two elements. This canvas won the 1747 royal competition and now hangs in the Louvre. Is that backward glance fear, or reluctance to let go?
