Artwork
Sommeil de Diane (La nuit) (El sueño de Diana)
Sommeil de Diane (La nuit) (El sueño de Diana) is an oil painting by the Realist artist Henri Fantin-Latour. It dates from 1880 and is held in the collection of the National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina.
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Overview
Sommeil de Diane (La nuit) (El sueño de Diana) is a painting created by French artist Henri Fantin-Latour around 1880. Executed in oil paint, it is part of the National Museum of Fine Arts collection in Buenos Aires.
Subject & Meaning
The painting depicts a scene from classical mythology, showing the goddess Diana at rest. This representation draws on mythological themes, characteristic of Fantin-Latour's exploration of subjects beyond his more typical flower paintings and portraits of contemporary artists and writers.
Technique & Style
The work is associated with the realism movement, indicating a focus on accurate and detailed representation. Fantin-Latour's skill as a lithographer may have influenced his approach to rendering form and texture in oil.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Ignace Henri Jean Theodore Fantin-Latour (French pronunciation: ; 14 January 1836 – 25 August 1904) was a French painter and lithographer best known for his flower paintings and group portraits of Parisian artists and writers.
Museum
National Museum of Fine Arts, Argentina
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