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The story of Actaeon is told in the Metamorphoses by the Roman poet Ovid. In Titian’s earlier Diana surprised by Actaeon, painted for King Philip II of Spain in 1556–9 and now jointly owned by the National Gallery and the National Galleries of Scotland, Actaeon disturbs the goddess Diana and her nymphs at a secret bathing place. Although never delivered to Philip, The Death of Actaeon is clearly its sequel: Actaeon flees and, stopping to drink at a stream, discovers from his reflection that Diana has turned him into a stag. Titian shows Actaeon in the process of transformation. At Diana’s order he is torn to death by his own hounds. The subject is rare in Italian art and Titian may never have seen another painting of it. While conceived around 1559, The Death of Actaeon was mostly painted when Titian was in his mid-eighties.
Title
The Death of Actaeon
Date
about 1559-75
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 178.8 x W 197.8 cm
Accession number
NG6420
Acquisition method
Bought with a special grant and contributions from The Art Fund, The Pilgrim Trust and through public appeal, 1972
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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