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Diana the Huntress (French: Diane chasseresse) is an oil-on-canvas painting by an anonymous artist of the School of Fontainebleau. Painted in about 1550, it is a mythical representation of Diane de Poitiers , the mistress of King Henry II , in the guise of the goddess Diana . [ 1 ]
Diana Soren, the main character in Carlos Fuentes' novel Diana o la cazadora soltera (Diana, or The Lone Huntress), is described as having the same personality as the goddess. In Jonathan Swift's poem: "The Progress of Beauty", as goddess of the moon, Diana is used in comparison to the 17th/early 18th century everyday woman Swift satirically ...
The statue is also known as Diana with a Doe (French: Diane à la biche), Diana Huntress (French: Diane chasseresse), and Diana of Ephesus. It is a partially restored Roman copy (1st or 2nd century CE) of a lost Greek bronze original attributed to Leochares, c. 325 BCE. [3] [4]
The centerpiece of the fountain is a striking bronze statue depicting Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt, poised atop a stone pedestal adorned with decorative reliefs and motifs. [1] Adjacent to the Huntress Diana Fountain, several landmarks bear homage to its iconic presence within Mexico City's urban landscape.
Diana the Huntress - School of Fontainebleau, 1550–1560, (Louvre). The School of Fontainbleau (French: École de Fontainebleau) (c. 1530 – c. 1610) refers to two periods of artistic production in France during the late French Renaissance centered on the royal Palace of Fontainebleau that were crucial in forming Northern Mannerism, and represent the first major production of Italian ...
Madame de Pompadour as Diana the Huntress (portrait by Jean-Marc Nattier, 1746) In 1755, she was approached by Wenzel Anton, Prince of Kaunitz-Rietberg , a prominent Austrian diplomat, asking her to intervene in the negotiations which led to the Treaty of Versailles . [ 20 ]
Pages in category "Paintings of Diana (mythology)" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total. ... Diana the Huntress; L. The Loves of the Gods; S.
Articles relating to the Roman goddess Diana, goddess of the hunt, wild animals, fertility, and the moon. She is the Roman equivalent to the Greek goddess Artemis . Subcategories