Figure descriptions
A glowing woman steps down from the sky toward a young shirtless man; the man lies
in a field with animals. The illustration
title identifies the figures as the Roman goddess Diana and Endymion. Diana is illuminated,
surrounded by a partial sphere of light.
Her robes flow in the wind. There are three cherubs beside her, one of whom holds
an illuminated torch. Endymion appears to be
sleeping. He holds one arm over his head; it is covered in a cloth and appears to
shield his face from the light. He extends his
other arm outward to cradle two dogs. He wears a pelt over his lower body. A horn
and a cane lie by his side. A goat lies on the
ground behind him. There are plants and flowers in the foreground and trees in the
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