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 DIANA AND CALLISTO, Annibale Carracci, Louvre; canvas, H. 5 ft. 3 in. x 6 ft. 6 in. At left, massive rocks, down which fall several cascades; on first plane, three nymphs strip Callisto of her garments; at right, Diana seated, surrounded by her nymphs, stretches her hand towards Callisto. Landscape attributed to Paul Bril.—Villot, Louvre; Filhol, vi. Pl. 400.

By Francesco Solimena, Uffizi, Florence; canvas, small figures. Diana bathing with nymphs discovers Callisto's condition by her refusal to bathe. Soc. Ed., Gal. di. Firenze.

Diana and Callisto, Titian, Bridgewater House, London.

By Titian, Bridgewater House, London; canvas, H. 5 ft. 8-1/2 in. × 6 ft. 4 in.; signed. Diana and her nymphs preparing for a bath in a grove; the goddess sitting on the bank points at Callisto, on the opposite side, who struggles on the ground with shame in her face as nymphs raise the veil that exposes her condition. Same history as Diana and Actæon. Small copy, probably by Del Mazo, in Madrid Museum. Replica, same size as original, with variations, probably by Titian's disciples, in Vienna Museum. Small, late, much injured copy in Accademia di S. Luca, Rome.—C. & C., Titian, ii. 275; Acad. (1874), 268; Waagen, Treasures, ii. 32.

Subject treated also by Luca Giordano, Hermitage, St. Petersburg; Cornelis van Poelenburg, Hermitage, St. Petersburg.

DIANA OR CHRIST, Edwin Long, London; canvas, H. 5 ft. × 8 ft. 9 in. The stadium of Ephesus, with Roman rulers sitting in judgment, and soldiers and an executioner at right; a Christian maiden, asked to sacrifice to Diana, whose image and altar are before her, refuses, although the alternative is death. Royal Academy, 1881.

DIANA AND ENDYMION, Anton van Dyck, Madrid Museum; canvas, H. 4 ft. 9 in. × 5 ft. 4 in. Diana and Endymion surprised by a satyr while sleeping under a clump of trees. Collection of Charles II.

DIANA AND NYMPHS, Domenichino, Pal. Borghese, Rome. The goddess, standing in the centre on a hillock, raises her bow in one hand, and her quiver in the other, in sign of victory, one of her nymphs having pierced with her arrow the head of a pigeon attached to the top of a pole; two nymphs approach, bearing on their shoulders a dead stag hung on a stick passed between his bound legs. This well-preserved picture is remarkable for its landscape as well as for the natural and graceful attitudes of the figures and the general movement.

By Rubens, Lord Ashburton, London; canvas, H. 5 ft. 9 in. × 12 ft. 4 in. Diana and three nymphs overtaking a stag. Landscape by Wildens, animals by Snyders. Purchased of Joseph Bonaparte in 1838.—Waagen, Treasures, ii. 102.

By Rubens, Baring Collection, London; canvas, H. 7 ft. × 5 ft. 10 in. Diana going to the chase, caressing a dog at her side with her right hand and carrying a spear in her left; she is followed by three nymphs, two satyrs, and two more dogs. Purchased in 1802 from Sir S. Clark for 1,850 gs.—Waagen, Treasures, ii. 182.