Diana and Akteon

At the center of a wooded glade a nude man with a stag's antlered head twists away as two dogs leap at his legs; around him nude female figures react in alarm, one seated with a hand raised, another turning her head, while in the background a nymph draws a bow among tall, rounded trees under a pale blue sky.

Warm pink and terracotta flesh tones are set against deep green foliage and a light blue sky, all worked in the fine cross-hatched brushwork typical of painted maiolica; the crowded, multi-figure arrangement and expressive gestures build a sense of sudden commotion within an otherwise evenly lit, decorative woodland setting.