Plate 7: Diana; statue of the nude goddess standing on a socle, wearing a crescent moon in her hair and holding a bow and arrow; from 'Statues of Roman Gods' after Jacques Jonghelinck
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 9 15/16 × 6 9/16 in. (25.3 × 16.6 cm)
Classification
Prints|Prints-Fete
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Miss Helen J. Baker, 1937
Accession Number
37.68.57
Tags
Bow and ArrowDiana
About the Artist
Philips Galle|Philips Galle|Jacques Jonghelinck · 1537–1612
Philips Galle (1537–1612) was a leading Netherlandish engraver, designer, and print publisher whose career bridged the vibrant artistic scenes of Haarlem and Antwerp. Born in Haarlem, he studied under the humanist engraver Dirck Volkertsz. Coornhert, honing his skills in reproductive printmaking. Early on, Galle produced engravings after the Haarlem master Maarten van Heemskerck, capturing the Man...