Diane and Callisto (Artemis and Callisto)
Diane and Callisto - Paul Bril (1554-1626) - The National Gallery
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Diane and Callisto - Paul Bril (1554-1626) - The National Gallery
Date: 1620s
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 49.5 x 72.4 cm
Medium: Oil on panel
Dimensions: 49.5 x 72.4 cm
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Painted in the 1620s by the Flemish artist Paul Bril, Diane and Callisto is a work undertaken with oil on pale. Diane and Callisto tells of the a tale from Greek mythology.
In the Greek pantheon Diane was known as Artemis, the goddess of hunting and one of the virgin goddesses; and Artemis expected all of her attendants to be virgins as well. Diane and Callisto depicts the moment when it is discovered that the beautiful Callisto is no longer a virgin, for her pregnancy is obvious, Callisto having been seduced by Artemis' father, Zeus. More information about Callisto can be found here - (website opens in new window) Paul Bril |
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Born: 1554?; Antwerp?
Died: 7 October, 1626; Rome
Nationality: Flemish
Art Movement: Mannerist / Baroque
Died: 7 October, 1626; Rome
Nationality: Flemish
Art Movement: Mannerist / Baroque
