Diana and Her Nymphs after Their Hunt  1639

[i]Painting by Jan Brueghel the Younger and collaborators[/i] [br]Hunting was a privilege and favored pastime of the aristocracy. Most hunting took place in parks and private hunting preserves, like those maintained by Archdukes Albert and Isabella near their palace in Brussels in the years around 1610-20, for which see Jan Brueghel the Elder's The Archdukes Pausing During...