DIANA & HER NYMPHS 17th Century Circle of Nicolas Poussin Start Price USD 15,500.00 Current Price USD 15,500.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Saturday, August 30, 2008 End Time Tuesday, September 09, 2008 Location Orange, California See more about 'DIANA & HER NYMPHS 17th Century' Description Diana and Actaeon Details: Age 17th century Material / Medium Oil on relined Canvas Size unframed (cm / inches) 51 x 77 cm (20.1 by 30.3 inches) Size framed (cm / inches) 72 x 98 cm (28.4 by 38.6 inches) Frame newer framed Condition very good Provenance Private Collection     Estimated value $21,000   Actaeon by Micha F. Lindemans The legendary huntsman of Greek myth, a grandson of Cadmus.  During a hunt, he left the party and wandered alone through the forest when he suddenly came upon a clearing.  There he saw the goddess Artemis bathing in a large pool, surrounded by her nymphs.  When they noticed the hunter they flew themselves before the goddess, but he had already seen her splendid nakedness. Angered, she turned him into a stag for she refused to let any mortal say that he had seen Artemis naked. Actaeon moved away from the clearing feeling different and confused, not yet realizing what had happened to him. The truth hit him when he saw his own reflection in a river and he knew he was no longer human. In the distance he heard the sound of his own hounds. A brief moment of joy quickly turned into fear when he realized they were hunting him now, not recognizing their former master. He fled but was eventually overrun and torn to pieces. A different version of the myth tells that Artemis turned him into a stag because he boasted of excelling her in hunting. (Ovid III, 193).   In Roman mythology it is the goddess of the hunt, Diana.    In the Metamorphoses, the Roman poet Ovid described how nymphs bathed Diana, in a stream of clear water, and then shielded her from the lecherous view of a hunter.                   While our listings state “Paypal Account Required”, we gladly accept personal checks, money orders, and cashier’s checks.   Please contact us if you’d like to use one of these forms of payment. Powered by eBay Turbo Lister Place a Bid!