Diana Bathing

Jean-Baptiste Boudard

1733 · Terracotta · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

The French artist Boudard settled in Italy after receiving the Prix de Rome in 1732, eventually becoming sculptor at the court of Parma. This figure, his first extant work, is identifiable as the goddess Diana by the crescent moon in her hair. The pose recalls statuettes by the Italian Mannerist Giovanni Bologna, but there is a new relaxation in the composition that reflects contemporary French sculptors such as Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne.

Artist

Jean-Baptiste Boudard

Date

1733

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Italian, Rome

Department

European Sculpture and Decorative Arts

Credit line

Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, by exchange, Bequest of Helen Hay Whitney, by exchange. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Cassilly in honor of James Parker, and Ralph and Frances DeJur Foundation Inc. Gift, 1996