A Magnificent Marble Bust of Diana the Huntress.

Name: A Magnificent Marble Bust of Diana the Huntress.
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA632751
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Youngs Antiques

Description

A magnificent large carved and weathered marble bust of Diana the huntress, late 18th - early 19th century.

Turned sharply to her right, her oval face with full parted lips and large eyes.

Wearing a tiara in her long deeply-drilled and carved wavy hair parted in the center and gathered in a bun at the back. Her torso clothed with a traditional Dorian chiton with deeply carved folds.

The bust has a superb weathered patina and has surface ware and small chips with some old damage to the nose. The bust has never had a socle and was probably once situated in a niche or on a pedestal.

The overall condition is excellent.

Further information - This is probably a copy of the 1st/2nd Century Roman over-lifesized statue of Diana of Versailles , which is currently on display in the Musée du Louvre, Paris.

The roman statue is a copy of a lost Greek bronze original attributed to Leochares, c. 325 BC.

Physical Dimensions

Height

64cm (25.20")

Width

49cm (19.29")

Depth

25cm (9.84")

Declaration

Youngs Antiques has dated this piece to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA632751

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Description

A magnificent large carved and weathered marble bust of Diana the huntress, late 18th - early 19th century.

Turned sharply to her right, her oval face with full parted lips and large eyes.

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Wearing a tiara in her long deeply-drilled and carved wavy hair parted in the center and gathered in a bun at the back.

Youngs Antiques

Her torso clothed with a traditional Dorian chiton with deeply carved folds.

fig 1. A magnificent marble bust of Diana the Huntress. — fig 1. A Magnificent Marble Bust of Diana the Huntress.

The bust has a superb weathered patina and has surface ware and small chips with some old damage to the nose. The bust has never had a socle and was probably once situated in a niche or on a pedestal.

fig 2. A magnificent marble bust of Diana the Huntress. — fig 2. A Magnificent Marble Bust of Diana the Huntress.

The overall condition is excellent.

Further information - This is probably a copy of the 1st/2nd Century Roman over-lifesized statue of Diana of Versailles , which is currently on display in the Musée du Louvre, Paris.

The roman statue is a copy of a lost Greek bronze original attributed to Leochares, c. 325 BC.