Diana and Her Nymphs Surprised by Actaeon
Artist
William Edward Frost
(British, 1810 - 1877)
Date1846
Object number65.0562
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensionsframe: 65 3/8 x 89 1/8 x 5 1/2 in. (166.1 x 226.4 x 14 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
Collections
On View
Not on viewDescriptionExhibited the year Frost was elected Associate of the Royal Academy, this painting depicts an account given by Ovid: the hunter goddess Diana and her nymphs are bathing in the privacy of a sacred forest, when they are surprised by mortal hunter Acteon, who is seen chasing a wild boar. As punishment, Diana turned Acteon into a stag and he was torn apart by his own dog. Frost depicts the earliest moments of Diana's anger, when some of the nymphs are still unaware of Acteon's presence.
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