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Original fileTwo female figures are depicted in an elegant, contrapuntal pose characteristic of the Haarlem Mannerist style. The figure on the right holds a large wooden bow, with a quiver of arrows resting against the tree trunk beside her. In the far left background, a stag is visible through the trees, identifying the setting as the sacred hunting grounds of Diana.
This print reflects the Renaissance Neoplatonic interest in the 'Book of Nature' and the idealization of the human form as a reflection of divine order. As followers of Diana, these nymphs represent the untamed purity of the natural world and the classical virtue of chastity, a frequent theme in the intellectual circles of the late 16th-century Netherlands.
HG. inv. I. Saenredam sculp. R. baud. exc. 1596 1 Felices sylvæ nymphas spectare Dianæ.
Translation
H. G. inv., J. Saenredam sculp. R. Baud. exc. 1596 1 Happy the woods to behold the nymphs of Diana.
Ovid
The Metamorphoses provided the primary literary framework for depicting the retinue and landscape of Diana in early modern art.
Object
Engraving
mythological
Digital Source
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0
http://hdl.handle.net/1887.1/item:1621637
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
2661 × 3583 px
109cd34eacde487aeab124f11fec1fc596c48126
March 8, 2021
March 23, 2026
Linked Data
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