16th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Niello print, featuring Diana and Acteon, in a circular decorative frame of a repeating pattern of foliage in white on black, the frame cusped in four places. Acteon, who has antlers and carries a spear, is at the left of the scene, Diana and her followers are on the right, bathing in a pool under a shelter of drapery attached to trees at the edge of a wood. In the background are hunting dogs in a landscape and two more are being petted by two of the bathing women.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Niello print on paper |
| Physical description | Niello print, featuring Diana and Acteon, in a circular decorative frame of a repeating pattern of foliage in white on black, the frame cusped in four places. Acteon, who has antlers and carries a spear, is at the left of the scene, Diana and her followers are on the right, bathing in a pool under a shelter of drapery attached to trees at the edge of a wood. In the background are hunting dogs in a landscape and two more are being petted by two of the bathing women. |
| Marks and inscriptions | GB (Below the group of bathing women.) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | Diana and Acteon |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 22730:1 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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