This piece is based on "The Rape of Europa" from the early 1560's, which depicts the goddess Europa being abducted by Zeus/Jupiter (the bull). It was commissioned by Phillip II of Spain, who kept it in a private room where he could display it for his male guests. In other words, it was highfalutin' porn - but over the centuries it transmogrified into a respected highlight of European art history.
I started making studies for this image in the late 1990's but only got it where I wanted it to go with this version. Content-wise, the major change I made was to add a "saviour" (America/Jesus) for poor pagan Europe/Europa. In the spirit of Euro-centric allegorical practices from the early Baroque, America/Jesus is presented as a white guy in pseudo First Nations clothing.