Diana and Actaeon
Paolo Veronese (Paolo di Gabriele Caliari), Italian (active Verona, Venice, and environs) 1528 - 1588
Geography:
Made in Venice, Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1560-1565Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
47 3/4 × 64 3/4 inches (121.3 × 164.5 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
Cat. 225Credit Line:
John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
Made in Venice, Italy, Europe
Date:
c. 1560-1565Medium:
Oil on canvasDimensions:
47 3/4 × 64 3/4 inches (121.3 × 164.5 cm)Curatorial Department:
European Painting
* Gallery 252, European Art 1500-1850, second floor (ARCO Chemical Company Gallery)
Accession Number:Cat. 225Credit Line:
John G. Johnson Collection, 1917
Label:
In classical mythology, the hunter Actaeon accidentally interrupted the goddess Diana bathing. Having forbidden all men to look upon her nudity, the virgin goddess was enraged and transformed him into a stag. This painting shows Actaeon's transformation beginning in the foreground. In the distance the end of the story is shown: he is devoured by his own hounds. Veronese was known for his sensuous depictions of classical subjects.
In classical mythology, the hunter Actaeon accidentally interrupted the goddess Diana bathing. Having forbidden all men to look upon her nudity, the virgin goddess was enraged and transformed him into a stag. This painting shows Actaeon's transformation beginning in the foreground. In the distance the end of the story is shown: he is devoured by his own hounds. Veronese was known for his sensuous depictions of classical subjects.
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