This representation of Diana und Actaeon shows Diana naked except for an elaborate necklace accompanied by five of her nymphs, wearing slightly more discrete chokers. They are bathing in a river, while on the left Actaeon has been partially transformed into a stag, retaining his human form only from the
This representation of Diana und Actaeon shows Diana naked except for an elaborate necklace accompanied by five of her nymphs, wearing slightly more discrete chokers. They are bathing in a river, while on the left Actaeon has been partially transformed into a stag, retaining his human form only from the waist down. Two of his hunting dogs rush towards him snarling. A stag hunt can be seen in a clearing in the background.
[cda 2020]
- Attribution
- Lucas Cranach the Elder
Attribution
| Lucas Cranach the Elder | [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 409C] |
- Production date
- about 1537
Production date
| about 1537 | [Friedländer, Rosenberg 1979, no. 409C] |
- Dimensions
- Dimensions of support: 57 x 77 cm
Dimensions
Dimensions of support: 57 x 77 cm
[Handwritten note on the reverse of a b/w photograph; Koepplin Archive]
- Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia at the bottom right, below the second dog: winged serpent with dropped wings, facing left
Signature / Dating
Artist's insignia at the bottom right, below the second dog: winged serpent with dropped wings, facing left
- Owner
- Private Collection
- Repository
- Private Collection
- CDA ID
- PRIVATE_NONE-P397
- FR (1978) Nr.
- FR409C
- Persistent Link
- https://lucascranach.org/en/PRIVATE_NONE-P397/