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| Keywords: Francesco Fanelli - Acteaon and His Hounds - Walters 542432.jpg In the Roman writer Ovid's tale of the unfortunate Actaeon the hunter accidentally came across Diana the chaste goddess of the moon and the hunt and her nymphs bathing in a forest lake No mortal was permitted to see Diana naked and live She transformed Actaeon into a stag and he was torn apart by his own hunting dogs In this statuette only the head of the fallen Actaeon has taken on its animal shape Although small this figure group displays remarkably complex movement that is directed both toward and away from its center This dynamism is characteristic of the baroque style and contributes to the statuette's appeal between 1630 1639 Baroque bronze cm 10 2 accession number 54 2432 17721 Mr Mathias Komor New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum 1957 by purchase Museum purchase 1957 place of origin Genoa Italy Walters Art Museum license Baroque sculpture in the Walters Art Museum Francesco Fanelli Actaeon Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
