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Diana and Her Nymphs Departing for the Hunt

Diana and Her Nymphs Departing for the Hunt

c. 1615
(Flemish, 1577–1640)
Framed: 261 x 225 x 11 cm (102 3/4 x 88 9/16 x 4 5/16 in.); Unframed: 216 x 178.7 cm (85 1/16 x 70 3/8 in.)

Description

Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt, wears a crescent on her forehead, also identifying her as the moon goddess. Diana lived apart from men, accompanied by a group of nymphs; she often represented unattainable beauty or chastity. With a nymph at left fending off a lustful satyr, Rubens refers to a struggle between vice and virtue, combining a sensual display of female bodies with a moral undertone. To bring the viewer more fully into the narrative, Rubens pulls the full-bodied figures to the front of the picture plane, and Diana steps forward, activating the space between viewer and subject. The nymph at the right has the features of Isabella Brant, the artist’s wife, and can be compared with Rubens’s portrait of her, also in the museum's collection.
  • 1959-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
    1959
    (Rosenberg & Stiebel, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1948-1959
    Édouard [1868-1949] and Germaine [1884-1975] de Rothschild, Chantilly, sold to Rosenberg & Stiebel through Robert Leclerc1
    1945-1948
    In possession of the Allies; restituted to Édouard and Germaine de Rothschild1
    1942-1945
    In possession of Hermann Goering [1893-1946], probably Carinhall, Brandenburg1
    1940-1942
    In possession of the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR), selected by Hermann Goering for his collection1
    Probably 1905-1940
    Édouard [1868-1949] and Germaine [1884-1975] de Rothschild, Ferrières, confiscated by the Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg (ERR)1
    Probably by 1899-1905
    Mayer Alphonse de Rothschild [1827-1905], Ferrières, by descent to his son, Édouard de Rothschild
    1873-probably by 1889
    Thomas George Baring, First Earl of Northbrook [1826-1904], sold to Mayer Alphonse de Rothschild1
    By 1857-1873
    Thomas Baring, Esq. [1799-1873], London, by descent to his nephew Thomas George Baring1
    1840-by 1854
    C. Nieuwenhuys, sold to Thomas Baring
    1840
    (Clarke sale, Christie's, London, May 8-9, 1840, no. 52, sold to C. Nieuwenhuys)
    1803-1840
    Sir Simon H. Clarke, 10th Baronet Clarke [1818-1849], Oakhill, Hertfordshire
    1803
    (Sale, Greenwood & Co., London, Feb. 19, 1803, probably sold to Simon H. Clarke)1
    1802-1803
    (Michael Bryan, London?)1
    1802
    (Clarke/Hibbert sale, Christie's, London, May 14-15, 1802, no. 71, sold to Michael Bryan)1
    Probably 1798-1802
    Sir Simon Haughton Clarke, 9th Baronet Clarke [1764-1832], Oakhill, Hertfordshire, and George Hibbert [1757-1837]1
    1798
    (Coxe, Burrel & Foster, London, Bryan sale, May 17, 1798, no. 42, sold to Simon H. Clarke)1
    Until 1798
    Michael Bryan [1757 – 1821], London1
    1796=
    Van Coevorden1
    1796
    (C. Blasius, et.al., Amsterdam, Hooft estate sale, August 31, 1796, no. 32, sold to van Coevorden)
    1784-1796
    Elisabeth Hooft [c. 1711-1796], Amsterdam
    Until 1784
    Wouter Valckenier and family [1705-1784], Amsterdam, by descent to his widow, Elisabeth Hooft
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