Diana
Maker
Frederick William MacMonnies
(American, 1863-1937)
Collections
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Datemodeled 1890; cast ca. 1894
Mediumbronze
Dimensions31 × 21 × 24 in. (78.7 × 53.3 × 61 cm.)
base: 49 × 32 × 32 in. (124.5 × 81.3 × 81.3 cm.)
SignedSigned on top of base: F. MacMonnies / 1890 / copyright 1894
InscribedSigned on top of base: F. MacMonnies / 1890 / copyright 1894
Marked with seal: E. Gruet Jeune Fondeur Paris
MarkingsMarked with seal: E. Gruet Jeune Fondeur Paris
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert F. Erburu and The Ahmanson Foundation
Label TextAlthough the subject of Diana is the ancient Greek goddess of the hunt, MacMonnies naturalistic depiction of her form and the dynamic movement of the figure, as Diana propels herself forward after shooting an arrow, mark a shift away from the static Neoclassicism of much 19th-century American sculpture. Diana's face and figure are based on a professional model, and the sculpture's arms are those of his wife, Mary.Status
Not on viewObject number99.16
