Diana and Actaeon, Cornelis van Poelenburch
Cornelis van Poelenburch
Diana and Actaeon
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Cornelis van Poelenburch

Diana and Actaeon

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Title
Diana and Actaeon
Draughtsman
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Material
Technique
Geographic Reference
Production Reason
Captions Added Later
Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)
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Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain

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Genre
Persons Shown
Associated Persons and Institutions
Illustrated Passage
  • Ovid: Metamorphosen

Iconclass

Primary
  • 92C3521 Diana bathing with her nymphs
  • 95A(ACTAEON)5 the Greek heroic legends (ACTAEON): heroes (ACTAEON) - non-aggressive, friendly or neutral activities and relationships
  • 31A314 spying on someone
  • 97C1(+0) Actaeon changed into a stag: as punishment for seeing her bathe, Diana changes Actaeon, the hunter, into a stag (Ovid, Metamorphoses III 193) (+ variant)

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Last update

15.05.2023