Diana returning from the Chase
after Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
1800 - 1899
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
606 x 745mm
Order this imageCollection
Wightwick Manor, West Midlands
NT 1288992
Caption
This is a detail from the original picture by Rubens in the Gemeldegalerie, Dresden. The original shows Diana and her nymphs carrying spoils from their hunt, whereas, to the left, Bacchic figures are shown carrying fruits of the harvest. Diana was a many-sided deity. She was goddess of the moon and a personification of chastity, but here she is shown as huntress.
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Diana returning from the Chase, after Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Seigen 1577 - Antwerp 1640). This is a detail/fragment from the original in the Dresden Gallery, 1616.
Makers and roles
after Sir Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577 - Antwerp 1640), artist