Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Source Description
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.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
17721
label
Acteaon and His Hounds
core
obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
17721
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Acteaon and His Hounds
description
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.
provenance
Mr. Mathias Komor, New York [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1957, by purchase.
date
1630-1639 (Baroque)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
statuettes (statues)
figurines
bronzes
imageCount
1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
10.1
height
8.2
depth
6.6
dimensionsRaw
H: 4 × W: 3 1/4 × D: 2 5/8 in. (10.1 × 8.2 × 6.6 cm)
Source extras
med
bronze
creator_ids
3789
collection_ids
BAR
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
ea10f9ca321cdef8