Harvard Art Museums > 1954.129: Diana on a Hunt Textile Arts Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Diana on a Hunt (Unidentified Artist) , 1954.129,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/215043. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1954.129 People Unidentified Artist Title Diana on a Hunt Other Titles Former Title: Diana with Calisto, Cupid, a Lion and a Dragon Classification Textile Arts Work Type tapestry Date 1650-1700 Places Creation Place: Europe, Belgium, Brussels Culture Flemish Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/215043 Physical Descriptions Medium Textile fibers Dimensions 251.5 x 142.2 cm (99 x 56 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Mrs. Cortlandt Parker, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1954 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mrs. Cortlandt Parker Accession Year 1954 Object Number 1954.129 Division European and American Art Contact am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description This fragment depicts a scene from a Diana hunt. Diana imagery was popular in tapestries of this period: some of the compositions illustrate a particular mythological narrative, such as Diana and Actaeon or Diana and Callisto. Other Diana tapestries (including this one) have less specific themes, such as Diana hunting a fox or a boar, or the repose of Diana and her nymphs. Here, we see a wooded landscape with Diana wielding a hunting spear while one of her nymphs prepares to launch an arrow in the background. Above, Cupid comes to their aid or attempts to stop them. In the foreground running alongside Diana are a lion and a winged, fire-breathing dragon. The dragon is associated with Diana because dragons drive her chariot (the moon) across the night sky. A large portion of the composition is missing, and the evidence for Diana as the main figure is not entirely conclusive; an alternative iconographic reading would be Atalanta hunting the Calydonian boar, with Meleager and the boar appearing in the missing zones. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of European and American Art at am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
