This mythological scene represents Diana surrounded by nymphs and satyrs. The left background is dominated by the imaginary equestrian portrait of Henri II. Born in the Royal Château at Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, the son of François I and Claude de France, his marriage was arranged to Catherine de Medici on October 28 1533 when both were 14 years old. His long-running affair with Diane de Poitiers lasted throughout his married life.
There is an almost identical smaller version of this painting in the Museu de Arte, São Paulo.
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