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Actaeon verrast Diana en haar gezellinnen

1693-12-09

Medium

parchment (animal material)

Dimensions

h 175mm × w 205mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

parchment (animal material); deck paint; watercolor (paint); gouache (paint)

Object Type

drawing

Subject Matter

Actaeon changed into a stag: as punishment for seeing her bathe, Diana changes Actaeon, the hunter, into a stag (Ovid, Metamorphoses III 193)

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1919

Notes

Purchased with a contribution from the P. Langerhuizen Bequest

Collection Type

drawings

1662–1747 • Dutch Republic

Comment on works: Genre; Interior.

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