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| Keywords: Pierre Reymond - Pair of Salt Cellars with the Story of Actaeon - Walters 44339, 44340.jpg This pair of salt cellars is decorated with the popular tale of Actaeon from The Metamorphoses by the Roman poet Ovid 43 BC-AD 17 Actaeon a young hunter accidentally sees the goddess Diana bathing She notices the young hunter and in a rage transforms him into a stag Actaeon's hunting dogs do not recognize him and kill him The moral of this story was that it is possible to sin unintentionally ca 1555 technique painted enamel copper cm 8 2 13 4 accession number 44 339 44 340 77431 Frederic Spitzer date and mode of acquisition unknown Sale Paris April 17 1893 lot 519-20 Jacques Seligmann Paris date and mode of acquisition unknown Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1902 place of origin Limoges France Walters Art Museum license Limoges painted enamels in the Walters Art Museum Pierre Reymond Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Painted enamel art in the Walters Art Museum Salt cellars Actaeon | ||||
