Diana with Two Dogs by Georges Lallemand|Anonymous, German, 17th century

Medium

Pen and dark gray ink with brush and gray wash

Dimensions

Overall: 6 5/16 x 5 1/4in. (16 x 13.3cm)

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947

Accession Number

47.100.1194

Tags

Bow and ArrowDianaDogs

Art Historical Context

Behold *Diana with Two Dogs*, a delicate 17th-century drawing to either French artist Georges Lallemand or an anonymous German master. This intimate sheet captures the Roman goddess of the hunt in dynamic poise, bow and arrow at the ready, flanked by her loyal hounds—a classic emblem of her wild, untamed domain in mythology. Acquired through the Harris Brisbane Dick Fund 1947, it resides in the Metropolitan Museum of's Drawings and Prints department, exemplifying the era's fascination with classical deities amid the Baroque's dramatic flair. Executed in pen and dark gray ink heightened with b...

About the Artist

Georges Lallemand|Anonymous, German, 17th century · 15751636

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