JOHANN ROTTENHAMMER (attr. to) (Munich, 1564 - Augsburg, 1625) Diana and Callisto Oil on canvas, 178X221 cm Provenance: Rome, Giosi collection The painting depicts a landscape with nymphs and Diana in the moment in which she points accusingly at Callisto, whose clothes are removed to reveal her pregnancy. The characters in the style suggest references to Johann Rottenhammer. Munich, Rome and Venice are the cities where the artist spent most of his life, moving to Italy in 1589, initially to Venice to draw inspiration from the masters of the lagoon school, then in 1594 to Rome, where his priority was the study of classical and Renaissance works. In the Eternal City he was an immediate success, his works were highly prized by collectors and his collaborations with Paul Bril and Jan Brueghel are documented; however, he returned to Venice in 1595, where he opened an atelier, marking the peak of his career. His production continued to follow that mythological and sensual vein characterised by elegant figures, adapting the illustrative motifs peculiar to the Venetian tradition. Exemplary in this regard is the painting under scrutiny, which, although tarnished by an oxidised and dirty varnish, expresses the artist's traits. Evident are the influences drawn from Paolo Veronese and Jacopo Tintoretto, without neglecting the suggestions of Titian and Sebastiano del Piombo combined with Nordic culture. Reference bibliography: M. Bischoff, T. Fusenig, Hans Rottenhammer, Prague 2008-2009, ad vocem