Recto, above: Diana and Actaeon; Recto, below: Boar hunt; Verso, above: studies of two male heads; Verso, below: Meeting of Anna and Joachim at the Golden Gate, The circumcision of the Christ-child, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and ink, brush and brown wash on laid paper, Recto, above: Diana and four of her maidens, bathing in a pool. are surprised by the appearance of Actaeon on the scene. Diana has dashed water into Actaeon's face, and his head has already changed into that of a stag. Bottom: Huntsmen on horseback, with dogs, hunting wild boars. Reverse: Visitation, Circumcision, two heads., Netherlands, 1589–1600, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Recto, Diana, Actaeon, Recto, Boar hunt, Verso, studies, two male heads, Verso, Meeting, Anna, Joachim, Golden Gate, circumcision, Christ-child, Jan van der Straet, Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen, ink, brush, brown wash, laid paper, Recto, Diana, four, maidens, bathing, pool, surprised, appearance, Actaeon, scene, Diana, dashed water, Actaeon's face, head, changed, stag, Bottom, Huntsmen, horseback, dogs, hunting wild boars, Reverse, Visitation, Circumcision, two heads, Netherlands, 1589–1600, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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