Nimf met hazewindhond

The figure is depicted in profile, resting against a tree trunk draped with fabric. She holds a small, ornate vessel in her hand, while a hunting dog lies at her feet and a quiver of arrows leans against her. The background features a distant mountain and a tower, rendered with the precision of the Haarlem Mannerist style.

This work exemplifies the 16th-century fascination with the idealized human form and the revival of classical mythology. In the Western tradition, Diana/Artemis represents the lunar principle and the untamed natural world, often serving as an allegorical figure for the soul's purity or the search for divine wisdom within nature.