Diana en haar nimfen op jacht
ca. 1685
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
23.6; 4; 32
About this artwork
support: height 23.6 cm x width 32 cm
Art Historical Context
Behold *Diana en haar nimfen jacht* (Diana and Her Nymphs on the), a captivating oil on canvas by Flemish artist Abraham Genoels created around 1685. This cabinet painting, measuring just 23.6 cm high by 32 cm wide, depicts the Roman goddess Diana and her nymphs in a dynamic hunting scene, a popular mythological motif that celebrated themes of nature, femininity, the wild. Genoels, active in Antwerp and later Rome, was renowned for his landscapes infused with staffage—small figures adding life to pastoral settings. Working in the late Baroque era, he drew from Flemish traditions like those of...
About the Artist
Abraham Genoels · 1639–1723
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