Rodin created monumental bronze sculptures with rich patinas that explore dramatic mythological and classical subjects, sharing Botero's interest in expressive figurative bronze work. His treatment of mythological narratives in three dimensional bronze form closely parallels the ambitions of El Rapto de Europa.

Greco produced voluminous bronze figurative sculptures with classical mythological themes and warm patina finishes that echo Botero's rounded, monumental approach to ancient subjects. His sensuous bronze figures drawn from Greco Roman mythology share the same cultural and material vocabulary as this work.

Maillol sculpted large scale bronze figures with smooth rounded volumes inspired by classical antiquity, presenting mythological and allegorical subjects with a similar sense of weight and solidity. His approach to the human form in patinated bronze aligns closely with the material and thematic choices Botero made in El Rapto de Europa.