Diana and Actaeon

Titian

1556–1559 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery, London

Size2:3 ratio

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$59Unframed print · made to order

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About this work

Artist: Titian (c. 1488–1576)
Year: 1556–1559
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 184.5 × 202.2 cm
Collection: National Gallery, London
Movement: Renaissance

The hunter Actaeon pulls back a red curtain and stumbles on the goddess Diana and her nymphs bathing at a fountain in a ruined arcade; Diana, marked by the crescent moon in her hair, turns on him while her companions try to hide, and a stag's skull on a pillar foretells his fate. The story comes from Ovid's Metamorphoses: Diana turns Actaeon into a stag, and his own hounds tear him apart. Titian painted it in Venice in 1556–1559 for Philip II of Spain as one of the poesie, a series of mythological canvases, alongside its pair Diana and Callisto. It stayed in the Spanish royal collection until 1704, when Philip V gave it to the French ambassador, and it later belonged to the Orléans collection in Paris. The Duke of Bridgewater bought it in 1798, and it was on public view in London from the early nineteenth century. In 2009 the National Gallery, London and the National Galleries of Scotland acquired it jointly, and it alternates between the two.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A crowd of bathing nymphs under a ruined arch, a startled hunter, a red curtain and a deep blue sky, for a living room or large hallway at 24×36 in black. A deep teal, oxblood or warm stone wall; it pairs with Bacchus and Ariadne.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Renaissance painting
Era: 16th century (1556–1559)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: grand
Rooms: living room, hallway or entryway, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Diana and Actaeon in the public domain?

Yes. Titian (c. 1488–1576) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Diana and Actaeon painted, and in what medium?

Diana and Actaeon dates from 1556–1559 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 184.5 × 202.2 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Diana and Actaeon we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

Diana and Actaeon (Titian) — Diana and Actaeon · Titian · 1556–1559. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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