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C1895
Diana Hunting
Artist:
Scarce photogravure of Diana, the roman goddess for wild nature and forests, but she was later associated with hunting, and as a protector of women, with chastity, marriage and childbirth.She was identified by the Romans with the Greek goddess Artemis. … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Diana Hunting
Date:
C1895
Artist:
Condition:
In good condition.
Technique:
Photogravure
Image Size:
480mm
x 220mm
Paper Size:
500mm
x 350mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1895
Description:
Scarce photogravure of Diana, the roman goddess for wild nature and forests, but she was later associated with hunting, and as a protector of women, with chastity, marriage and childbirth.She was identified by the Romans with the Greek goddess Artemis. Her cult spread throughout the Roman empire and she was identified with numerous local divinities.Diana was the daughter of Jupiter and Latona. The best known temples of Diana were in Nemi (SE. of Rome) and on the Aventine Hill in Rome.
From: Halevy, M, The Gallery of MythologyÂ
Collections:
Met Museum New York: Accession Number: 62.619.64
State Library New South Wales: Call Number TF00430
State Library South Australia: 704.947 G166 d
Hans Makart (1840 - 1884)
Austrian academic historical painter, designer, and decorator. Makart was a prolific painter whose ideas significantly influenced the development of visual art in Austria-Hungary, Germany, and beyond.
