A man with the legs and head of a deer (Actaeon, changed shape for punishment) watches Diana and some other ladies bathing in a fountain near a cave. He is carrying two dogs on a rope. In the background on the right you can see the continuation of the story: the deer is being torn apart by the dogs. Even further in the background a city. Below the scene six lines of Latin text, Diana and Actaeon., print maker: Jacob de Gheyn (II), (mentioned on object), Dirck Barendsz., (mentioned on object), Heyman Jacobi, (mentioned on object), print maker: Netherlands, publisher: Amsterdam, 1588 - 1592

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