Episode 228 – Titian's "Diana and Acteon" (National Galleries, London and Edinburgh)

31/05/2023 17 min
Episode 228 – Titian's "Diana and Acteon" (National Galleries, London and Edinburgh)

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The third of six paintings constituting Titian's famous "Poesie" series for King Philip II of Spain, "Diana and Acteon" represents a mythological account of divine punishment. A hapless hunter named Acteon stumbles upon Diana, goddess of chastity and of the hunt, and is punished for violating her decency by being transformed into a stag and killed by his own hounds.