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Diana Surprised

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Diana Surprised
ArtistJules Joseph Lefebvre
Year1879
TypeOil on canvas
Dimensions279 cm × 371.5 cm (110 in × 146.3 in)
LocationMuseo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Buenos Aires

Diana Surprised (French: Diane surprise) is an 1879 oil painting by Jules Joseph Lefebvre.[1] [2] It depicts Diana and her attendants trying to cover themselves are being surprised while bathing naked. Lefebvre didn't feel it was complete in time for the Exposition Universelle of 1878, but it was featured at the Salon of 1879 at the Louvre in Paris. Today it is in the collection of the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Argentina.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Van Deurs & Renard p.39
  2. ^ Dimier p.243
  3. ^ Cultura, Equipo de Desarrollo de la Dirección de Sistemas, Secretaría de Gobierno de. "Diane surprise (Diana sorprendida)". bellasartes.gob.ar. Retrieved 2025-02-06.

Bibliography

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  • Dimier, Louis. Histoire de la peinture française au XIXe siècle (1793-1903). Delagrave, 1914.
  • Norman, Geraldine. Nineteenth Century Painters and Painting: A Dictionary. University of California Press, 2023.
  • Parker, Shalon Detrice . A Tradition Gone Awry: The Salon Nude in Fin-de-siècle France. University of California, Berkeley, 2003.
  • Van Deurs, Adriana & Renard, Marcelo Gustavo . Italian Sculpture at the National Museum of Fine Arts. Asociación Amigos del Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, 2002.