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Description: | This painting belongs to the category of the portrait historié, a combination of portrait and allegory that identifies the sitter with a biblical or mythological figure. The young woman wearing classical drapery, sandals and a half-moon in her hair is portrayed as the hunting goddess Diana. She sits under trees holding a small dog on her lap, surrounded by four attendants who are represented as Diana's nymphs. The association of hunting with the privileged classes, as well as the virtues of chastity, fortitude and moral rectitude traditionally attributed to the goddess, explains the sitter's choice of guise. | Subjects: | mythology (Diana); portrait; animal (dog) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Flemish School Æ Attributed to | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8964... | Go to resource |
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