Diana
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Frederick William MacMonnies’s choice of Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt, as the subject of this sculpture testifies to the interest in mythological subjects and themes among Neoclassical American sculptors during the latter half of the nineteenth century. However, the artist eschewed the idealized proportions of Neoclassicism to embrace a more naturalistic modeling of the human form.
An artist of international acclaim during his lifetime, MacMonnies completed the design for Diana while training in Paris. After the life-size plaster model earned an award at the Salon of 1889, he began to produce smaller multiples such as this one.
Caption
Frederick William MacMonnies (American, 1863–1937). Diana, 1890. Bronze, Overall: 30 3/8 x 20 7/8 x 16 3/4 in. (77.2 x 53 x 42.5 cm) Diameter of base: 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of William C. Brown, 2005.31. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Title
Diana
Date
1890
Medium
Bronze
Classification
Dimensions
Overall: 30 3/8 x 20 7/8 x 16 3/4 in. (77.2 x 53 x 42.5 cm) Diameter of base: 12 7/8 in. (32.7 cm)
Signatures
Engraved on the top of the base behind foot: "FRANCE / [in script] F. MacMonnies / 1890 / Copyright 1894"
Markings
Foundry mark next to signature in circular stamp: "[around top edge] JABOEUF . ROUARD . / [in center] FONDEURS / A / PARIS / 10 . 12 / [along bottom edge] R. DE L'ASILE POPINCOURT." Engraved on underside of base "10"
Credit Line
Gift of William C. Brown
Accession Number
2005.31
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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