Object Details
- Artist
- Paul Manship, born St. Paul, MN 1885-died New York City 1966
- Founder
- Alexis Rudier Fondeur, founded Paris, France 1874-closed 1952
- Luce Center Label
- This sculpture is one of a pair that Paul Manship created to illustrate the story of Diana and Actaeon. The hunter Actaeon surprised the goddess Diana while she was bathing. To prevent him from telling anybody that he had seen her naked, the goddess fired an arrow and turned him into a stag. In the sculpture, Actaeon appears to have been just hit, while the accompanying piece shows Diana with her bow raised. In this way, Manship created a link between the two sculptures through the flight of an unseen arrow.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
- 1925
- Object number
- 1965.16.33
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- bronze
- Dimensions
- 48 x 52 in. (121.9 x 132.1 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, W330
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Animal\dog
- Occupation\hunter
- Figure male\nude
- Figure male\full length
- Mythology\classical\Actaeon
- Record ID
- saam_1965.16.33
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk76e61b693-87d0-4015-869f-6abc9aa64a98
