This is a painting of a hunting scene involving several animals in a wooded landscape. The foreground shows a group of hounds engaging with a downed animal on a grassy area surrounded by vegetation. Above them, a figure in purple garb raises an arm. The figures are positioned on an incline that spirals upwards into a dense backdrop of tall trees. Light filters through the branches creating a serene backdrop of cloudy skies. The composition uses natural color tones to depict depth and distance in a rural environment. This is in the style of Piero di Cosimo.

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Cephalus Punished at the Hunt

Bernardino Luini (Milanese, c. 1480 - 1532)

c. 1520/1522

Medium: fresco
Classification: Painting
Dimensions: overall: 211.4 x 110.3 cm (83 1/4 x 43 7/16 in.)
Culture: Milanese
Museum: National Gallery of Art, CIS-R
Credit line: Samuel H. Kress Collection
Rights: Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it: Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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