Diana or Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt, c. 1890
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Diana or Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt

c. 1890

Medium
Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
Secondary Support: 48.4 x 27.6 cm (19 1/16 x 10 7/8 in.); Painting only: 45.4 x 27.8 cm (17 7/8 x 10 15/16 in.)
Culture
Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art, Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Credit line
Gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

View at the Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

An adaptation of the Greek goddess Artemis or Roman goddess Diana, goddess of the hunt, this winged fairy wears a British crown and a short skirt and carries a spear. Like Diana/Artemis, the stag is presented on her left. Her hair resembles that of other Hindu goddesses.