Painting and Sculpture

Diana Returning from the Hunt

Diana Returning from the Hunt, also referred to as Nymphs Reposing from the Chase, is an 18th-century oil painting by the French Rococo artist François Boucher. Painted in 1745, the work depicts Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt, as she returns from a hunting expedition, accompanied by three nymphs. The painting is a part of a series of overdoors created by Boucher for an unknown setting. This painting highlights the themes of femininity, classical mythology, and nature popular in Rococo art.

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• ▸Henri Harpignies
• ▸European Geniza
• ▸King of the Forest

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