Bust of Diana
On View In:
Gallery 319
Artist:   Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguière  
Title:   Bust of Diana  
Date:   19th century  
Medium:   Bronze, marble base  
Dimensions:   16 1/2 in. (41.91 cm)  
Credit Line:   Gift of David M. Daniels  
Location:   Gallery 319  

John Bradstreet acquired a cast of Falguiere's bust of Diana shortly after its creation. He displayed it prominently in his Minneapolis apartment, as seen atop a pedestal in the adjacent portrait by Douglas Volk. In 1968 a donor gave an example of this popular bronze to the Institute, reuniting Bradstreet with the goddess. Derived from a larger composition, Diana's otherworldly status is only indicated through the half-moon atop her head.

Artist/Creator(s)     
Name:   Falguière, Jean Alexandre Joseph  
Nationality:   French  
Life Dates:   French, 1831-1900  
 

Object Description  
  
Inscriptions:    
Classification:   Sculpture  
Creation Place:   Europe, France, , ,  
Accession #:   68.74.1  
Owner:   The Minneapolis Institute of Arts