The Chariot of Diana

1541

Raimondi School

Associated Names
School of Marcantonio Raimondi

Artist, Italian, 16th century

This is an image of a chariot being pulled through the clouds. The chariot is drawn by dogs and there are figures inside the chariot, accompanied by another figure wearing a helmet and armor. The background shows a bright celestial body casting light on the scene, while below the clouds, a detailed landscape with a town or city is visible. The overall composition is framed within an oval shape.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth Cole Kainen

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.8 x 38.9 cm (11 3/4 x 15 5/16 in.) cut to platemark

  • Accession Number

    2006.162.16

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch, no. 9

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Pierre Mariette, Paris (1697) (Lugt 1786). (P. & D. Colnaghi & Co, Inc., London); Ruth Cole Kainen, Washington, D.C., purchased March 23, 1999; gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

Inscriptions

across bottom of plate: CARRO. DE. DEANA. EXCUDEBAT ANT SALAMANCA. MDXLI

Wikidata ID

Q76355740

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