Apollo and Diana

Jacopo de' Barbari

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a male figure standing with one foot elevated, drawing a bow, and preparing to shoot an arrow. His body is poised with one arm extended forward and the other bent back, holding the bowstring. The figure has long, flowing hair that cascades down his back and face, with a concentrated expression. He is depicted nude and carries a quiver of arrows slung over his shoulder. The background features a pattern of radiating lines and dots, possibly resembling a celestial map, with a second male figure with flowing hair and an illuminated halo-like glow behind the main figure. The upper left corner contains a symbol resembling intertwined loops.