Diana the Huntress, Art Nouveau bronze statue on marble base, early 20th century

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A graceful and elegant cast bronze statuette with a marble base, it depicts the Roman goddess Diana (Artemis in the Greek world) in a hunting pose, lightly holding a spear; the young goddess is not represented in the classical style, but with Art Nouveau clothing, hairstyle, and face; even the slender body is full of elegant and composed grace; the excellent casting of the bronze statuette (copper, tin combined with hardening materials), was then finished by hand in all details. A special type of marble was used for the base: Nero Marquinia, a high-quality, fine-grained stone material with an intense black colour, quarried from the region of Markina, Basque Country in northern Spain, it is one of the most famous and appreciated natural stones in the world; Marquinia is widely used for fine ornamental work; The statuette was made in Art Noveau style between 1920 and 1922 in a small workshop in Val D'Osne (Haute Marne, France), an area famous for cast iron, bronze and copper foundries. Diana is an Italic, Latin and Roman goddess, the lady of the forests and wild animals, the guardian of springs and streams, the protector of women, especially in childbirth, and the one who established the power of kingship. The statuette is in very good condition.

ID: 4672-1642180920-30485