Plate XIX (19): Diana, from "Museum Florentinum" (Statuae antiquae dorum et virorum illustrium)
Medium
Engraving and etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 14 15/16 × 10 1/16 in. (38 × 25.5 cm) Plate: 13 3/4 × 8 11/16 in. (35 × 22 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Accession Number
2019.282.121
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold Plate XIX from the grand 18th-century publication *Museum Florentinum a meticulous catalog of ancient statues housed in Florence's Uffizi Gallery. Titled *Diana*, this 1734 engraving and etching the Roman goddess of the hunt in poised elegance, accompanied by her loyal hounds—a nod to her mythological role as protector of women and fierce huntress. Created by Genaro Gutiérrez and Domenico Campiglia, Italian masters of reproductive printmaking, it exemplifies the era's passion for classical antiquity. Engraving and etching techniques allowed for exquisite detail in translating three-dim...
About the Artist
Genaro Gutiérrez|Giovanni Domenico Campiglia (Spanish|Italian) · 1788 |1692 –1798 |1768
Spanish, active Madrid, ca. 1793|Italian, Lucca, 1692–1768