Diana and Actaeon (Diana Surprised in Her Bath), 1836, Oil on canvas, 61 5/8 x 44 3/8 in. (156.5 x 112.7 cm), Paintings, Camille Corot (French, Paris 1796–1875 Paris), 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
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