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Hunting in the woods, Acteon stops on the banks of a stream when he sees Diana and her nymphs bathing nude on the opposite bank. Fascinated by their beauty, he observes them with a challenging and amused expression, unaware of the cost of his boldness. Indeed, the outcome will be tragic, as Diana, goddess of chastity, is furious at being seen in the nude by a mortal. She responds by transforming t
The inhabitants of Antwerp enjoy skating on the frozen water in the moats alongside the city walls. Divided into groups, some disguised and others elegantly dressed, the represent diverse attitudes and stereotypes from the celebration of Carnival. Images of feasts and celebrations in the Low Countries are common in the work of Denis van Alsloot. In his customary manner, he creates a very detailed
Desfile, por la plaza de Bruselas, de los gremios de la ciudad, con sus insignias y gran número de cofrades; desde galerías y balcones presencian la comitiva numerosos espectadores. El fondo es la Grand Place, un fiel testimonio urbanístico de la fisonomía de la plaza, antes del bombardeo de 1695, ordenado por Luis XIV. La Maison du Roi, de las corporaciones y los pignons de bois, que desaparecier
In the Place du Grand Sablon in Brussels various groups of magistrates, confraternities, religious orders and leading citizens march with a statue of the Virgin and the reliquary of Saint Juliana of Nicomedia. The painting is part of a series commissioned from Van Alsloot by Albert of Austria and Isabel Clara Eugenia, governors of the Spanish Netherlands, to mark various festivities that took plac
