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Artist:Narcisse-Virgile Diaz de la Peña (French, Bordeaux 1808–1876 Menton)
Date:1849
Medium:Oil on canvas
Dimensions:46 1/2 x 27 3/4 in. (118.1 x 70.5 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900
In the Salon of 1848, Diaz exhibited a painting entitled The Departure of Diana for the Hunt, which was criticized for inept drawing. The following year, he painted this picture, larger than the first and characterized by careful draughtsmanship and a greater sense of movement. Its classical subject and high-key palette reflect the artist's interest in the works of Correggio (1489–1534) and Prud'hon (1758–1823).
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