The image shows two figures in a scene. The left figure is standing up, facing right with a slight turn to the left. The person is depicted in full-body view, with muscular features, long curly hair, a laurel wreath, and holding a bow. The right figure is seated on the ground, partially visible from the waist up, with distinct facial features, long straight hair held back by a band with a jewel, and holding foliage or a plant. The seated figure has a relaxed posture. The background has a lightly textured surface, and the ground where the seated figure rests shows a lion's pelt with a visible lion's head. A monogram or artist's signature is in the bottom right corner of the image.
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The image shows two figures in a scene. The left figure is standing up, facing right with a slight turn to the left. The person is depicted in full-body view, with muscular features, long curly hair, a laurel wreath, and holding a bow. The right figure is seated on the ground, partially visible from the waist up, with distinct facial features, long straight hair held back by a band with a jewel, and holding foliage or a plant. The seated figure has a relaxed posture. The background has a lightly textured surface, and the ground where the seated figure rests shows a lion's pelt with a visible lion's head. A monogram or artist's signature is in the bottom right corner of the image.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Apollo and Diana

Albrecht Dürer

Date
1504/1505
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 11.6 x 7.2 cm (4 9/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.3486
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • German
  • Female nude
  • Deer
  • Grass
  • Arrow
  • Male nude
Provenance

Albert W. Scholle [1860-1910], New York; Clendenin J. Ryan Sr. [1881-1939], New York; (his sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 17 January 1940, no. 78); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA (Lugt 1760b and Lugt 1932d), 1940; gift to NGA, 1943.

Inscription

in plate, lower left, on sheet on ground: AD [D corrected] [artist's monogram]; verso, bottom center, in graphite by a later hand: 1668 [?]/NR [?]; verso, bottom left, in graphite by a later hand: B3

Marks

none

Watermarks

Bull's head (Meder 63)

NGA object ID 6604. 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.