Diana

Olin Levi Warner

1887, cast 1897–98 · Bronze · The American Wing

While bathing in a woodland pool, Diana--who allowed no man to see her nude--senses the young prince Acteon spying on her. As punishment, Diana transforms him into a stag and he is torn to pieces by his own hounds. Warner captured the moment Diana sees the prince and reaches for her arrow. Although her face registers a gravity approaching alarm, her body, still seated from the bath, has yet to fully react.

Artist

Olin Levi Warner

Date

1887, cast 1897–98

Medium

Bronze

Culture

American

Department

The American Wing

Credit line

Gift of National Sculpture Society, 1898