Diana Painting

This work is part of a wider project, in which different female figure of ancient mythology are depicted (see Ariadne, Medea, Dido and Clytie). Mythology is one of my main interests, as well as a recurrent theme in my production. One of my most recent mythological paintings is “Diana”. She is a fascinating figure. In Roman mythology, she was the goddess of the hunt, the moon, and nature. She was associated with wild animals and woodland, and had the power to talk to and control animals. Though her Roman independent origin, she was eventually equated with the Greek goddess Artemis. Both were worshipped as the virgin goddess of hunt, childbirth and women. Here I followed Diana’s classical iconography – in fact, she was often depicted as a huntress carrying a bow and arrows. We can see her quiver on her shoulders. In torsion with the rest of her body, her face is turned and she fiercely looks at us. Her left hand is leaning on a laurel tree, the symbol of Daphne. This is a subtle reference to Apollo, who in the classical period of Greek mythology is often described as the twin brother of Artemis. On her front, a silver crescent moon reminds us of her link with the most feminine part of nature. As in other my mythological paintings, there is an opposition/combination between the goddess/heroine figure and the background. This latter is colored – in this case I used acrylic paints – whereas both Diana’s features and the laurel tree are drawn with graphite. To add some effects of light on the grey surface of the drawing, I used silver leaf. The leaves of the laurel give a vibrant effect to this work. Framed with wood batons – no additional framing required. Ready to hang.

Painting:Acrylic on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:24 W x 31.9 H x 1.2 D in

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