The hunter hunted
[ by Charles Cameron — DoubleTweet — the self-reference and enantiodromia of the hunt ]
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When the Hunter Becomes the Prey
Hyderabad, c1750
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Now in the Bodleian pic.twitter.com/UAGRBlRwtS— William Dalrymple (@DalrympleWill) July 30, 2017
This clever illustration of the hunter(s) hunted.. reminded me inevitably of the hunter Actaeon, who saw the goddess Artemis / Diana naked, bathing in a pool. She turned him into a stag, and his own hounds then tore him to pieces..
Diana did not find Acteon particularly endearing. #mythology #medievaltwitter Le Romant des Fables Ovide le Grant, c.1325 pic.twitter.com/8AZEevv1IE
— Emily Steiner (@PiersatPenn) July 31, 2017
These two tweets, one following fairly closely on the other though from different sources, just about made my day!
August 2nd, 2017 at 5:00 pm
That last one reminds of the Bouguereau painting of the nymphs and satyr
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphs_and_Satyr