Sleeping Diana

Sleeping Diana   is an original print, realized in 1898.

Black and white xylograph on applied Japon paper. The series contains xylographs that represent some of the most famous paintings of  Arnold Böcklin . Printed by  J.J. Weber , Leipzig.

Original title of the artwork:  Schlafende Diana .   The title is printed on the lower right corner.

Good conditions except for yellowing of the paper (especially along the margins), and very light folds on the lower left side.

The print was realized by  Johann Jacob Weber  and it is part of the series  Meisterwerke der Holzschneidekunst   (original title : SECHZEHN HOLZSCHNITTE NACH GEMÄLDEN ARNOLD BÖCKLIN (MEISTERWERKE DER HOLZSCHNEIDEKUNST, NEUE FOLGE HEFT V ) printed in 1898 and dedicated to  Arnold Böcklin .

This black and white xylograph represents Diana , goddess of hunting, lying asleep on a rock covered with moss green. Two goat divinities face each other, longing to contemplate the white and sensual body of the young hunter who appears languid and unaware, like a biblical Susanna. The two grotesque fauns, which sprout against a stormy sky, contrast the delicacy of the white girl.

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