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CAMILLE COROT. Diana and Actaeon (Diana Surprised in Her Bath)

Diana and Actaeon (Diana Surprised in Her Bath). Artist: Camille Corot (French, Paris 1796-1875 Paris). Dimensions: 61 5/8 x 44 3/8 in. (156.5 x 112.7 cm). Date: 1836.
From its imposing size to its refined execution, this painting is elegant testimony to Corot's ingenuity: the landscape appears surprisingly natural, yet it is painstakingly composed. The narrative, from Ovid's Metamorphoses, recounts the fate of a young hunter Actaeon as he encounters the naked figure of the goddess Diana and her nymphs enjoying a woodland bath. Diana, in a fit of embarrassed fury, splashes water on the unwitting hunter, transforming him into a deer.
There is a marked difference between the general tight handling of paint and tonal contrasts, and the background on the left, which is sketchy and silvery in tone, typical of Corot's late style. A year before the artist died, he was asked to repaint this passage as a courtesy to the picture's new owner.

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Auteur:

CAMILLE COROT (1796-1875)

Titre:

Diana and Actaeon (Diana Surprised in Her Bath)

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Diana and Actaeon (Diana Surprised in Her Bath). Artist: Camille Corot (French, Paris 1796-1875 Paris). Dimensions: 61 5/8 x 44 3/8 in. (156.5 x 112.7 cm). Date: 1836. From its imposing size to its refined execution, this painting is elegant testimony to Corot's ingenuity: the landscape appears surprisingly natural, yet it is painstakingly composed. The narrative, from Ovid's Metamorphoses, recounts the fate of a young hunter Actaeon as he encounters the naked figure of the goddess Diana and her nymphs enjoying a woodland bath. Diana, in a fit of embarrassed fury, splashes water on the unwitting hunter, transforming him into a deer. There is a marked difference between the general tight handling of paint and tonal contrasts, and the background on the left, which is sketchy and silvery in tone, typical of Corot's late style. A year before the artist died, he was asked to repaint this passage as a courtesy to the picture's new owner.

Reportage:

Cuando el baño se convierte en arte

Technique/matériel:

HUILE SUR TOILE

Musée:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Crédit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

Autorisations:

Modèle: Non - Propriété: Non
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Taille de l'image:

2988 x 4094 px | 35.0 MB

Taille d'impression:

25.3 x 34.7 cm | 10.0 x 13.6 in (300 dpi)

Mots clés:

CAMILLE COROT • EUROPE (CONTINENT) • FRANCE • HUILE SUR TOILE • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • TOILE