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S6.1 DIANA OF VERSAILLES

Diana of Versailles | Greco-Roman statue
DETAILS
Museum Collection Musée du Louvre, Paris
Catalogue No. Louvre Ma589
Title Diana of Versailles
Type Statue
Material Marble
Height 2.01 metres
Context Discovered in Italy
Original / Copy Roman copy of Greek statue attributed to Leochares ca 325 B.C. Restorations by Barthélemy Prieur (1602) and Lange (1808).
Style Late Classical
Date C1st - 2nd A.D.
Period Imperial Roman

DESCRIPTION

The goddess Artemis (Roman Diana) draws an arrow from her quiver and grasps a stag by the horns. She wears a knee-length maiden's dress, sandals and tiara-crown.

ARTICLES

Artemis