Diana and Actaeon, Painting depicts the mythological scene of Actaeon stumbling across Diana and her maids bathing. The story tells that Actaeon had boasted that he was a better hunter than Diana. When he stumbled across her bathing, his punishment was that Diana turned him into a stag to which his hunting dogs then attacked. Diana is seen turned away from his viewing eyes. She has four hand maidens and one is seen wearing a headpiece with Diana's moon symbol. Actaeon is seen mid-transition from man to stag. His dogs are also mid-attack.

Item — Box: 244

Identifier: spc-mss0088-s27-i0001

Diana and Actaeon, Painting depicts the mythological scene of Actaeon stumbling across Diana and her maids bathing. The story tells that Actaeon had boasted that he was a better hunter than Diana. When he stumbled across her bathing, his punishment was that Diana turned him into a stag to which his hunting dogs then attacked. Diana is seen turned away from his viewing eyes. She has four hand maidens and one is seen wearing a headpiece with Diana's moon symbol. Actaeon is seen mid-transition from man to stag. His dogs are also mid-attack.

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Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.ROMA.0001; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu

Dates

Creation: 1930 - 1967

Creator

Giuseppe Cesari (alternatively: Cavaliere d'Arpino) (Person)

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