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Diana and her Nymphs
Vermeer is best known for his small paintings of tranquil interiors with a few figures. But early on in his career, he painted a few larger biblical and mythological scenes, including this one. The goddess Diana is taking a rest with her nymphs. She is the goddess of hunting and of the night, which explains the hound at her feet and the moon on her forehead. The dreamy atmosphere of the scene is t…
Creator
- Johannes Vermeer
Type of item
- painting
Date
- 1654 - 1653
- 1653/1654
- 1653/1654
Medium
- canvas
- Canvas
Creator
- Johannes Vermeer
Type of item
- painting
Date
- 1654 - 1653
- 1653/1654
- 1653/1654
Medium
- canvas
- Canvas
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Identifier
- resource_document_mauritshuis_406
- 406
Format
- 97.8 cm
- 104.6 cm
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2017-08-02T11:48:23.993Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2023-02-28T08:45:41.077Z