Pendant with the Goddess Diana

16th century with 19th century restorations

5.2 cm 6.7 cm

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In addition to religious motifs, Renaissance pendants often presented mythological or genre subjects. This example shows Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt, accompanied by a dog and carrying her bow, quiver, and a horn. Analysis of the enamels confirmed a 16th-century date f...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
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