Well, it looks like this is the last test in this stage. If I pass, I will be able to continue on with my journey. They are going to give me the documents for the next stage soon, and apparently, I have to have a number of successes to add to my CV if I want to get my European Detective certificate.

In this case you'll have to demonstrate your artistic sensitivity, rather than your intelligence. Didn't you realise that detectives have to be creative too? Well, they do! Art gives us a good grounding and a special sensitivity. It's also a good way of getting to know humans. Museums are places which show life and death. We want to know how you get by in them.

ART AND LANGUAGE

Now you're an important detective. Test your skills with this game and answer the following questions: 1.-What is the title of the mysterious painting. Who painted it? 2.-Who is the murderer? Now find it in English.

What is the title of this picture? And the artist?

In the Louvre there are a number of paintings of the ”Rape of Europa”. Find them and compile a short dossier with their photos and main characteristics. I assume that after having looked at so many paintings of the 'Rape of Europa' you'll have no trouble telling the story of the myth itself. We'll help you. Here's the text. FILLING IN THE MISSING WORDS.

______was the daughter of Agenor and Telephassa, although some authors claim that she was the daughter of Phenix, and therefore Agenor's granddaughter.

Europa was playing with her companions on the beach at ______or, according to some authors, at Tyre where her father reigned, when ______saw her and was so struck by her ______that he seized her.

Since ______knew that ______might reject him if he appeared in his true form, he turned himself into a beautiful ______with horns like waxing moons, and went to prostrate himself at the feet of the beautiful maiden.

At first, the young girl was frightened, but slowly she grew more confident. She began by caressing the flanks of the marvellous animal and finally consented to climb onto its back. ______who was just waiting for this to ______, immediately stood up and ran towards the ______.

______shouted and held on tightly to the animal's curved horns, but ______did not stop. He waded into the waves and swam away from the shore, all the way to ______. On her father's orders, Europa's brothers and mother looked everywhere for her, but they could not find her.

In ______, ______achieved his aim and joined with ______near a fountain and some banana trees, which, blessed by having witnessed the divine act of love, never again lost their leaves.

From this union three children were born:______, ______and ______. Europa is also thought to be the mother of Carno, beloved of Apollo, and Dodonos. But ______could not stay with his beautiful Europa, so to compensate he gave her three gifts. The first was ______, made from bronze, which watched over the coasts of Crete and guarded them against foreign ships. The second was a ______which never failed in its quarry and the third was a wonderful ______which always, without exception, hit its mark.

Moreover, to compensate her more completely, ______managed to marry ______to ______, who since he had no children, agreed to adopt ____.

When ______died she was rendered divine honours and the ______whose form had been taken by ______to seduce ______became a ______and was included in the signs of the zodiac.

A number of other heroines also share the same name. One was the daughter of Tityus, who gave birth to Euphemus after coupling with Poseidon (god of the sea). Another was one of the Okeanides, daughters of Tethys and Oceanus. The mother of Niobe, wife of Ampheon was also called Europa. And finally, the daughter of Nilo and one of the wives of Danaus also bore the same name.

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In Bilbao there is a beautiful painting of this myth in the Museum of Fine Art. See how quickly you can find it!