Diana and Her Nymphs Surprised by Actaeon
Artist: Theodor de Bry (Franco-Flemish, 1528-1598)
Date: mid 16th-late 16th Century
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 3/4 x 4 9/16 in. (14.6 x 11.6 cm)
Medium: Etching
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: William J. Hitchcock Fund in Memory of Grace J. Hitchcock
Object number: 1993.82
Label Text:
Depicting the same subject as the print nearby by his son Johann de Bry, Theodor de Bry here shows the moment that goddess of the hunt Diana (seated) begins transforming the hapless Actaeon into a stag for discovering the goddess and her nymphs bathing in the wood. The hounds are beginning to turn on their master as antlers emerge from his head.
Depicting the same subject as the print nearby by his son Johann de Bry, Theodor de Bry here shows the moment that goddess of the hunt Diana (seated) begins transforming the hapless Actaeon into a stag for discovering the goddess and her nymphs bathing in the wood. The hounds are beginning to turn on their master as antlers emerge from his head.
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