The Metropolitan Museum of Art Sculpture*Augustus Saint-Gaudens: Diana Sculpture

During The 1890S Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, Born Ireland, 1848–1907) Created 3 Reduced Variant Editions Of The 13-Foot Diana Sculpture. The Metropolitan Museum’S Statuette Is One Of The Rare Second Types Depicting The Elegant Figure Posed On Tiptoe On A Sphere Set On A Two-Tier Base. Its Matte Patina, Composed Of Gold, Copper, And Zinc, Was Applied By The Electroplating Process. The Museum’S Diana Sculpture Is A Reproduction Of The Original Work On View In The Museum’S American Wing.