drawing
- Museum number
- 1960,0531.3
- Description
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Diana and Callisto and Actaeon; Diana seated at the side of a pool at left with nymphs and a hound, pointing to Callisto at right, the nymphs removing drapery to reveal her pregnancy, gardens and a palace beyond, Actaeon onlooking at right; after Titian
Pen and brown ink over black chalk, on vellum
- Production date
- 1559-1600 (c.)
- Dimensions
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Height: 172 millimetres
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Width: 282 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- With variations in reverse after the Titian painting in the National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh; another painted version is in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, inv.no.GG71.
The inscriptions are seemingly added by a later hand and probably do not relate to the production of the drawing.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1960
- Acquisition notes
- This item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45. The British Museum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1960,0531.3