The work is a clear reference to the marble statue depicting a woman wrapped in a drapery; most likely it represents the goddess Artemis, and is traditionally attributed to Praxiteles. The statue was discovered in 1792 by Gavin Hamilton, in the properties of Prince Marcantonio IV Borghese near Rome, where the city of Gabi once stood, and was immediately included in the prince's collection. Today it is kept in the Louvre Museum, Paris. Diana was the goddess of the hunt, in the common imagination associated with animal creatures and forests. She is often represented as a young woman, with her hair gathered behind her head, wearing light and short robes, to be able to run and hunt freely.
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