The Calumny of Apelles

A painting depicting a scene from "The Calumny of Apelles" by John Vanderlyn. The painting depicts a group of people in a room with a light source coming from the left. There are nine figures total. On the left, a nude woman runs towards a man lying on the ground on his back with his legs extended to the left; four women to the right of the man are pulling a sheet off him. To the right, there are four other figures; a woman sits on a raised platform with two women standing next to her, and a man with a bow and arrow leans against the wall. The figures are wearing white and beige robes. The background is dark with the light source coming from the left casting a glow on some of the figures. The color palette is predominantly neutral tones.