Bernardino Luini (artist) Italian, c. 1480 - 1532 Cephalus and the Nymphs, c. 1520/1522 fresco overall: 228 x 124.5 cm (89 3/4 x 49 in.) Samuel H. Kress Collection 1943.4.57 On View

From the Tour: Fresco Cycle with the Story of Procris and Cephalus
Object 7 of 9

Cephalus encounters two nymphs at the end of Act IV. Companions of the hunting goddess Diana, they sleep beside their weapons and dogs. The widowed prince confides his grief to the nymphs. In the distance, Luini depicted a city with church and bell towers capped by Christian crosses.

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