Diana en haar nimfen

Two semi-nude female figures are depicted with the muscular, elongated proportions characteristic of Dutch Mannerism. One nymph leans over a large earthenware jug to pour water from another vessel, while the second nymph stands beside her in a dynamic contrapposto pose. They are set against a background of dense, intricately engraved foliage and trees.

As a work by a leading Haarlem Mannerist, this print reflects the era's Neoplatonic interest in the personification of natural elements. In the Western esoteric tradition, Diana and her nymphs represent the lunar, feminine principle and the 'moist' element of the sublunary world, often serving as allegories for the transformative power of water in natural philosophy.