Hommage to Diana 1602

"Hommage to Diana" is a 1602 fresco by Annibale Carracci, depicting the Roman goddess Diana, with a bow and arrow in her hand, descending from the heavens. Diana's presence is marked by her crescent moon headdress and the clouds that frame her. She offers a garment to a satyr, likely a reference to the myth of Actaeon, who was turned into a stag for witnessing the goddess bathing. The painting is a great example of Carracci's mastery of the High Renaissance style, exemplified by the use of light, shadow, and the realistic rendering of figures and landscapes.