# Apollo and Diana

- By: John Flaxman (English, 1755-1826)
- Date: n.d.
- Medium: Pen and black ink, over traces of graphite, on ivory wove paper, laid down on tan wove paper
- Classification: Drawing and Watercolor
- Dimensions: 21.4 × 28.9 cm (8 7/16 × 11 7/16 in.)
- Culture: England
- Credit line: Sidney A. Kent Fund
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/77257)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/7a6a30c9-4ce0-ad6a-bf2e-a24dc0915cd2/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

These are preparatory drawings for illustrations of Alexander Pope's translations of Homer. The conjunction of Flaxman and Pope presents the essence of English neoclassicism: Flaxman was one of its most influential artists; Pope perhaps its central poet. In these drawings, the severe economy of means and the predominant use of outline reflect the visual and moral austerity of the neoclassical aesthetic.

Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0