Latona Giving Birth to Apollo and Diana, after 1575
Diana Mantuana; Artist: After Giulio Romanoexpand_more
Engravingexpand_more
The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916expand_more P.450
Not on Viewexpand_more
Diana Mantovana learned to engrave from her father, Mantuan court artist and sculptor Giovanni Battista Scultori. Diana was a rarity among Renaissance printmakers both for her gender and her ambition. She worked in Rome as a reproductive engraver, a highly accomplished skill that involved translating other artists' paintings, sculptures, and drawings into prints. This scene, copied after a design by painter Giulio Romano, depicts Zeus's paramour Latona, who was forced to give birth to their twins on the remote island of Delos in order to escape the detection-and wrath-of Zeus's wife, Hera.
Details
- Title
- Latona Giving Birth to Apollo and Diana
- Artist Life
- c. 1547/48–1612
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.450
- Provenance
- Robert Dumesnil (L.2200); Frederick Keppel; William M. Ladd
- Catalogue Raisonne
- Bellini 9 ii/iv; Bartsch 39-I i/ii; Massari 9 i/v
- Curator Approved
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