The Goddess Artemis Sets Actaeon's Own Hounds to Devour Him
The Goddess Artemis Sets Actaeon's Own Hounds to Devour Him
The Goddess Artemis Sets Actaeon's Own Hounds to Devour Him
The Goddess Artemis Sets Actaeon's Own Hounds to Devour Him
F. N. Souza
The Goddess Artemis Sets Actaeon's Own Hounds to Devour Him
year
1984
size
68.7 x 56.5 in. / 174.5 x 143.5 cm.
medium
Acrylic on canvas
F. N. Souza recreates in this painting the Greek legend of goddess Artemis and Actaeon, the latter getting devoured by his own hounds due to a strange turn of events. This, in fact, is the iconic motif by which Actaeon is recognised, both in ancient art, Renaissance and post-Renaissance depictions. Souza’s Artemis, who looks on unemotionally, watching the hunter getting hunted, is inspired by the sculptural traditions of India, found in temples and other archaeological sites, which fascinated this iconoclastic artist immensely.
published references
Bharadwaj, Vinod, ed., Francis Newton Souza (New Delhi: CMG, 2009), p. 243
Bharadwaj, Vinod and Sharma, Brij, ed., Trends and Tradition: Eighty Glorious Years (New Delhi: Dhoomimal Gallery, 2017), p. 109
Singh, Kishore, ed., Navrasa: The Nine Emotions of Art (New Delhi: DAG, 2020), p. 180
F. N. Souza
The Goddess Artemis Sets Actaeon's Own Hounds to Devour Him
1984
Acrylic on canvas
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Acrylic on canvas
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