Diana turning Actaeon into a stag — Giovanni Battista Palumba | DiscoverArt

Giovanni Battista Palumba

Diana turning Actaeon into a stag

1500–1510

Woodcut, letterpress on verso from Leon Baptista Alberti's 'Opera' (Florence 1496?)

29.8 × 21.7 cm (11.7 × 8.5 in)

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