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The Moon Goddess (Diana) (after Raphael)

Drawing
17th century (drawn)
Artist/Maker

One of 37 sheets with copies of frescoes and mosaics originally by several artists including Raphael, Gianfrancesco Penni, Francesco Salviati and other artists. They are copied from Santa Maria del Popolo, Santa Maria della Pace and the Villa Farnesina, Rome.
A depiction of 'The Moon Goddess (Diana). She is holding a bow in one hand, and pulling an arrow out of its quiver on her back with the other. She also wears a crescent moon tiara on her head. There is an angel above her who is sat on a semicircle with a crab in it.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Moon Goddess (Diana) (after Raphael) (published title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and brown ink, with brown wash, over black chalk, heightened with white, on brownish paper
Brief description
Drawing 'The Moon Goddess (Diana) (after Raphael)', Anonymous Flemish(?), pen and brown ink, 17th century
Physical description
One of 37 sheets with copies of frescoes and mosaics originally by several artists including Raphael, Gianfrancesco Penni, Francesco Salviati and other artists. They are copied from Santa Maria del Popolo, Santa Maria della Pace and the Villa Farnesina, Rome.
A depiction of 'The Moon Goddess (Diana). She is holding a bow in one hand, and pulling an arrow out of its quiver on her back with the other. She also wears a crescent moon tiara on her head. There is an angel above her who is sat on a semicircle with a crab in it.
Dimensions
  • Height: 410mm
  • Width: 268mm
Production typeUnique
Object history
Given by an anonymous donor to the museum, 3 October 1974
Association
Bibliographic reference
Jane Shoaf Turner and Christopher White, Catalogue of Dutch and Flemish Drawings in the Victoria and Albert Museum (London, 2014), vol. II, cat. 622.16, p.565
Collection
Accession number
E.2163-1974

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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