Title
Diana and the Tides (Study)
Object Type
Creator
Date
1902
Notes
John Elliott, one of the eight artist founders of the Art Association of Newport, received a commission in 1905 to paint a mural for the new American Museum at the Smithsonian Institution. His subject was Diana, the moon goddess, presiding from a seashell, over the incoming tide, with horses in the form of waves. His inspiration was the frieze of the Parthenon, with its Phidian galloping steeds.
Diana of the Tides was presented to the Smithsonian by Isabel and Larz Anderson, in 1910. Today the mural, all 25 feet of it, resides behind a wall in what is now Paleontology Hall in the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History. That gallery is presently undergoing renovations, so the fate of Diana of the Tides is unknown.
Diana of the Tides was presented to the Smithsonian by Isabel and Larz Anderson, in 1910. Today the mural, all 25 feet of it, resides behind a wall in what is now Paleontology Hall in the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History. That gallery is presently undergoing renovations, so the fate of Diana of the Tides is unknown.
Cultural Origin
Rome
Medium
Pastel and wash on white paper
Extent
frame: 29 1/2 in x 37 1/2 in; image: 20 3/8 in x 29 1/2 in
Source
Purchased by the Members of the Art Association of Newport from the John Elliott Memorial Exhibition, 1925
Identifier
1926.001.001
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