Figure
late 18th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Figure of Diana in hard-paste white glazed porcelain. Diana is naked, crouching, and her right knee is resting on drapery folded and thrown over a rock. Her raised left hand holds a scarf which is wound about her hair and which she holds round her shoulder with her right hand. Below the rock base is a plain plinth.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Hard-paste glazed porcelain |
| Brief description | Figure of Diana in hard-paste porcelain, Vinovo porcelain factory, Vinovo, late 18th century. |
| Physical description | Figure of Diana in hard-paste white glazed porcelain. Diana is naked, crouching, and her right knee is resting on drapery folded and thrown over a rock. Her raised left hand holds a scarf which is wound about her hair and which she holds round her shoulder with her right hand. Below the rock base is a plain plinth. |
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| Gallery label | Figure of Diana
Porcelain
After a bronze by Giovanni Bologna
PROBABLY ITALY (VINOVO); late 18th century
C.399-1928
(Label draft attributed to John V. G. Mallet, ca. 1995)(ca. 1995) |
| Object history | After a bronze by Giovanni Bologna. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.399-1928 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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