Art Archive - Diana

Paintings depicting the goddess Diana.
Alphabetical order by Painter


Francois Boucher,1703-1770.
Diana Leaving the Bath(154K GIF)
Painting (1742). Louvre, Paris, France. (c) Image courtesy of the Reunion des Musees Nationaux, France.




Francois Boucher, 1703-1770.
Jupiter in the Guise of Diana and the Nymph Callisto(240K GIF)
Painting (1759). Image courtesy of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri. (Purchase: Nelson Trust).




School of Fontainebleau.
Diane Chasseresse(74K JPEG)
Painting. Image courtesy of Corel Corporation.




Andrea Mantegna
Mars, Venus, and Diana(102K JPEG)
Image courtesy of Corel Corporation.




Diana of Ephesus(54K JPEG).
Statue of Diana of Ephesus in Villa d'Este. Italy.
Image courtesy of Corel Corporation.




Symposium of the Gods(172K JPEG).
Left section of the east frieze of the Siphnian Treasure (c. 525 B.C.) depicting from left to right Venus, Diana, and Apollo.
Image courtesy of the Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities in Delphi, Greece. (c) Greek Ministry of Culture - Archaeological Receipt Fund.




Diana the Huntress(54K JPEG).
Statue of Diana the Huntress used as garden ornament in Versailles, France.
Image courtesy of Corel Corporation.



Last modified May 4, 2001 by Jennifer Bergman.

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