The image shows a male figure standing with one foot elevated, drawing a bow, and preparing to shoot an arrow. His body is poised with one arm extended forward and the other bent back, holding the bowstring. The figure has long, flowing hair that cascades down his back and face, with a concentrated expression. He is depicted nude and carries a quiver of arrows slung over his shoulder. The background features a pattern of radiating lines and dots, possibly resembling a celestial map, with a second male figure with flowing hair and an illuminated halo-like glow behind the main figure. The upper left corner contains a symbol resembling intertwined loops.
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The image shows a male figure standing with one foot elevated, drawing a bow, and preparing to shoot an arrow. His body is poised with one arm extended forward and the other bent back, holding the bowstring. The figure has long, flowing hair that cascades down his back and face, with a concentrated expression. He is depicted nude and carries a quiver of arrows slung over his shoulder. The background features a pattern of radiating lines and dots, possibly resembling a celestial map, with a second male figure with flowing hair and an illuminated halo-like glow behind the main figure. The upper left corner contains a symbol resembling intertwined loops.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Apollo and Diana

Jacopo de' Barbari

Date
c. 1503
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 16 x 9.8 cm (6 5/16 x 3 7/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1941.1.4
Credit line
Gift of W.G. Russell Allen
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Venetian
  • engraving
  • classical
  • mythology
  • Apollo
  • Diana
Provenance

Francis Seymour Haden [1818-1910], London (Lugt 1227)

Watermarks

present but not identified

NGA object ID 582. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.