Where Is Artemis of Versailles? See It at Louvre, Paris

Ancient Roman The Diana of Versailles (or Artemis of Versailles) is a 2-meter Roman marble depicting the goddess of the hunt striding forward, reaching for an arrow in her quiver with one hand while a leaping deer stands at her side. It's a 1st or 2nd century CE copy of a lost Greek bronze attributed to Leochares (c. 325 BCE).

Pope Paul IV gave it to King Henry II of France in 1556. It was displayed at Versailles before moving to the Louvre, where it remains today. The dynamic pose and flowing drapery make it one of the finest surviving images of the goddess.

At the Louvre in Paris. She's been in France since 1556, when Pope Paul IV gifted her to King Henry II. She was at the Palace of Versailles before moving to the Louvre during the Revolution.

She stands 200 cm (about 6 feet 7 inches) tall. The marble is a Roman copy of a Greek bronze from around 325 BCE, possibly by Leochares (who also made the original Apollo Belvedere). The goddess strides forward with a small leaping deer at her side.

Ancient Roman pope Paul IV gave it to King Henry II of France in 1556. It was displayed at Versailles before moving to the Louvre, where it remains today.

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