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Artemis, also known as Diana of Gabii: FT6

Object information

Current Location: Founder's Entrance Hall Upper Landing

Titles

Artemis, also known as Diana of Gabii

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Plaster cast after the Artemis, also known as Diana of Gabii, a Roman marble statue now in the Louvre, inspired by the Artemis Brauronia, a marble statue carved by Praxiteles about 330 BCE for the Acropolis in Athens.

Notes

History note: The cast was presented to the Museum by C. Maud, in 1849 (according to an inscription on the base).

Legal notes

Given by Charles T. Maud, Esq., in 1849.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1849) by Maud, C.

Note

Plaster cast after the Artemis, also known as Diana of Gabii, a Roman marble statue now in the Louvre, inspired by the Artemis Brauronia, a marble statue carved by Praxiteles about 330 BCE for the Acropolis in Athens.

School or Style

Neoclassical

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Plaster

Techniques used in production

Casting (process) : Plaster cast

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: FT6
Primary reference Number: 241912
External ID: CAM_CCF_M_1_1849
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2020 Updated: Friday 8 December 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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