Diana and Acteon

Titles

Diana and Acteon	[Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974, No. 506]
The Metamorphosis of Acteon	[Cat. Darmstadt 1990, No. 74]

Painting on limewood

Medium

Painting on limewood

[Cat. Darmstadt 1990, No. 75]

Acteon, already transformed into a stag, is attacked by his dogs at the edge of a pond. The goddess Diana bathes in the pond together with her six companions. The nudity of the female figures is only negligibly concealed by their veils.

[Görres, cda 2015]

Attributions: Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Younger

Attributions

Lucas Cranach the Elder	'Lucas Cranach the Elder or the Younger' [Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974, No. 506] [Cat. Darmstadt 1990, No. 74]
Lucas Cranach the Younger	'Lucas Cranach the Elder or the Younger' [Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974, No. 506] [Cat. Darmstadt 1990, No. 74]

Production date: about 1550

Production date

about 1550

[Cat. Darmstadt 1990, No. 75]

Dimensions: Dimensions of support: 32 x 73 cm (top cropped)

Dimensions

Dimensions of support: 32 x 73 cm (top cropped)
[Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974, No. 506]

Signature / Dating: None

Owner: Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt
Repository: Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt
Location: Darmstadt

CDA ID: DE_HLMD_GK74
FR (1978) Nr.: FR409E
Persistent Link: https://lucascranach.org/en/DE_HLMD_GK74/

Provenance

acquired in 1829
[Cat. Darmstadt 1990, No. 75]

Exhibitions

Basel 1974, No. 506
Frankfurt 2007, No. 110

Literature

Reference on page

Catalogue Number

Figure / Plate

Exhib. Cat. Frankfurt 2007

348-349

110

p. 349

Editor	Bodo Brinkmann
Title	Cranach der Ältere, [Frankfurt, Städel Museum, 23 Nov 2007 - 17 Feb 2008]
Place of Publication	Ostfildern
Year of Publication	2007

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Cat. Darmstadt 1990

250-251

p. 251

Author	Wolfgang Beeh
Title	Deutsche Malerei um 1260-1550 im Hessischen Landesmuseum Darmstadt
Place of Publication	Darmstadt
Year of Publication	1990

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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979

409E

Author	Max J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
Editor	G. Schwartz
Title	Die Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of Publication	Basel, Boston, Stuttgart
Year of Publication	1979

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Exhib. Cat. Basel 1974/1976

520, 603-604, 621, 633, 634

506

Fig. 306

Author	Dieter Koepplin, Tilman Falk
Title	Lukas Cranach. Gemälde, Zeichnungen und Druckgraphik
Volume	1, 2
Place of Publication	Basel, Stuttgart
Year of Publication	1974
Link	http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-diglit-104522

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Friedländer, Rosenberg 1932

329E

Author	Max J. Friedländer, Jakob Rosenberg
Title	Die Gemälde von Lucas Cranach
Place of Publication	Berlin
Year of Publication	1932
Link	http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/friedlaender1932

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Cat. Darmstadt 1914

Author	Friedrich Back
Title	Grossherzoglich Hessisches Landesmuseum in Darmstadt. Verzeichnis der Gemälde
Place of Publication	Darmstadt
Year of Publication	1914
Link	https://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/back1914

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Schuchardt 1851 C

223

Author	Christian Schuchardt
Title	Lucas Cranach des Aeltern Leben und Werke. Zweiter Theil
Place of Publication	Leipzig
Year of Publication	1851
Link	http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/schuchardt1851bd2

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Cat. Darmstadt 1843

241

Author	Carl Seeger
Title	Das Grossherzogliche Museum zu Darmstadt. Die Gemäldegallerie
Place of Publication	Darmstadt
Year of Publication	1843
Link	https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_f5UVAAAAYAAJ

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Diana and Acteon, about 1550

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