1529
oil
canvas
From the collection of Galleria Borghese
Dominant colour
Diana and Callisto is a 1529 oil by Dosso Dossi, a Mannerism work, held at Galleria Borghese.
This painting shows a scene with three women in a natural setting. On the right, a woman in a green dress and red sash points upwards. In the center, another woman sits with her arm around a third woman, who lies on a yellow cloth. The woman on the cloth is naked, and the other two are clothed. The background features trees, a body of water, and a distant landscape with buildings. The painting's use of chiaroscuro creates a sense of depth and contrast. To learn more about the artist's techniques, look up Dosso Dossi.
Giovanni di Niccolò de Luteri, better known as Dosso Dossi (c. 1489–1542) was an Italian Renaissance painter who belonged to the School of Ferrara, painting in a style mainly influenced by Venetian painting, in…
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