Diana and Acteon (1890s) by Jean-Lon Gerome (1824-1904).In this painting a stag (Acteon) is being ch
Diana and Acteon (1890s) by Jean-Lon Gerome (1824-1904).In this painting a stag (Acteon) is being chased by hunters with their dogs - surprising the goddessDiana and her nymph servants.It’s a playful reversal of the usual Greek myth whereby Actaeon stumbles across the hunting goddess Diana,bathing. Her nymphs attempt to cover hernakedness - but her furious splashing of the water transforms Actaeon into a stag (heis later tracked down and killed by his own dogs). -- source link
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