Diana and Her Nymphs Spied on by Satyrs
1790–1799
Medium
Etching and stipple, hand-colored
Dimensions
Sheet (trimmed, part of platemark at right): 7 9/16 × 9 3/4 in. (19.2 × 24.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.533.1713
About the Artist
Peter Paul Rubens|Thomas Rowlandson · 1577–1640
Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) stands as the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition and the greatest exponent of Baroque painting's dynamism, vitality, and sensuous exuberance. Born in Siegen, Westphalia, and raised in Antwerp, Rubens received a humanist education studying Latin and classical literature before pursuing artistic training under three masters: Tobias Verhaecht, Adam ...