Terms and conditions of use
Diana and Acteon, plate
1525
Medium
earthenware (maiolica)
Measurements
9.7 × 52.4 cm diameter
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1940
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
The scene in the centre of this dish depicts the mortal Actaeon from Ovid’s Metamorphoses (8 CE) and the goddess Diana. While he is being transformed into a stag, Actaeon is attacked by his own hounds. This dish is distinguished by its ambition of scale and complexity of decoration, yet its place of manufacture remains uncertain. Current evidence points to Tuscany as the most likely region of production.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Tuscany, Italy
Inscription
painted in blue (vertically) on inside rim above base c.l.: 07
painted in blue (vertically) on inside rim above base c.r.: + + (horizontal line above and below each)
painted in blue (vertically) on outside rim above base c.r.: 1525
painted in blue (inverted) on outside rim above base l.c.: 15 (...illeg.)
Accession Number
4708-D3
Department
International Decorative Arts
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